LPL 6-K
LG Display Co., Ltd. (LPL)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of February 2026
LG Display Co., Ltd.
(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)
LG Twin Towers, 128 Yeoui-dearo, Youngdungpo-gu, Seoul 07336, The Republic of Korea
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F X Form 40-F ____
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Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this Form, the registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes _____ No X
Proxy Statement
I. Activities and Remuneration of Outside Directors, etc.
1. Attendance and Voting Record of Outside Directors, etc.
|
Date |
Agenda |
Remark |
Name of Outside Directors, etc. |
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Beom Jong Ha (Attendance rate: 100%) |
Sangwoo Lee (Attendance rate: 100%) |
Doocheol Moon (Attendance rate: 100%) |
Chung Hae Kang (Attendance rate: 100%) |
Jungsuk Oh (Attendance rate: 100%) |
Sang-Hee Park (Attendance rate: 100%) |
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1 |
2025.1.20. |
Approval of FY2025 Business Plan |
Approved |
For |
- |
For |
For |
For |
For |
Report on Q4 2024 earnings results |
Reported |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
||
Report on status of operation of internal accounting management system |
Reported |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
||
Approval of FY2024 Financial Statements |
Approved |
For |
- |
For |
For |
For |
For |
||
Approval of FY2024 Annual Business Report |
Approved |
For |
- |
For |
For |
For |
For |
||
Approval of renewal of the borrowing contract with overseas affiliated company |
Approved |
1) |
- |
For |
For |
For |
For |
||
2 |
2025.2.18. |
Approval of convocation of FY2024 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders and submission of FY2024 AGM agenda items |
Approved |
For |
- |
For |
For |
For |
For |
Report on status of operation of internal accounting management system |
Reported |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
||
Report on operation of compliance system |
Reported |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
||
3 |
2025.3.20. |
Approval of occupational safety and health plans |
Approved |
- |
For |
For |
For |
For |
For |
Approval of member of Committees of the Board of Directors |
Approved |
- |
For |
For |
For |
For |
For |
||
Approval of revision of regulations of Board of Directors and other regulations |
Approved |
- |
For |
For |
For |
For |
For |
||
Approval of HR personnel policy revision for executive officers |
Approved |
- |
For |
For |
For |
For |
For |
||
Approval of remuneration for directors |
Approved |
- |
For |
For |
For |
For |
For |
||
4 |
2025.4.23. |
Report on Q1 2025 earnings results |
Reported |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Approval of appointment of a compliance officer |
Approved |
- |
For |
For |
For |
For |
For |
||
5 |
2025.6.17. |
Approval of investment in new OLED technology |
Approved |
- |
For |
For |
For |
For |
For |
6 |
2025.7.23. |
Report on Q2 2025 earnings results |
Reported |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Report on results of Committees of the Board of Directors |
Reported |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
||
7 |
2025.10.29. |
Report on Q3 2025 earnings results |
Reported |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
8 |
2025.11.27. |
Approval of progress of Corporate Value-up Plan |
Approved |
- |
For |
For |
For |
For |
For |
Approval of borrowings and limit on bond issuances for FY2026 |
Approved |
- |
For |
For |
For |
For |
For |
||
|
|
Approval of Related Party transaction |
Approved |
- |
2) |
For |
For |
For |
For |
Approval of transactions with major shareholders,etc. |
Approved |
- |
2) |
For |
For |
For |
For |
||
Approval of goods and services transactions with affiliates |
Approved |
- |
2) |
For |
For |
For |
For |
||
Approval of license agreement for use of “LG” brand |
Approved |
- |
2) |
For |
For |
For |
For |
||
Approval of executive director appointments |
Approved |
- |
For |
For |
For |
For |
For |
||
Approval of appointment of a compliance officer |
Approved |
- |
For |
For |
For |
For |
For |
||
Report on compensation of retired executive directors |
Reported |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
||
Report on disciplinary action on executive officer |
Reported |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
||
Report on results of Committees of the Board of Directors |
Reported |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1) Mr. Beom Jong Ha is a non-standing director whose voting rights as a director is subject to certain restrictions.
2) Mr. Sangwoo Lee is a non-standing director whose voting rights as a director is subject to certain restrictions.
* At the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders held on March 20, 2025, Mr. Beom Jong Ha retired due to the expiration of his term; Mr. Sangwoo Lee was newly appointed; and Ms. Chung Hae Kang was re-elected.
2. Activities of Outside Directors, etc. in Committees of the Board of Directors
[Audit Committee]
|
Date |
Members |
Agenda |
Remark |
1 |
2025.1.20. |
Doocheol Moon, Chung Hae Kang, Jungsuk Oh, Sang-Hee Park |
Approval of evaluation of Head of Audit Committee Bureau |
Approved |
Report on status of external audit |
Reported |
|||
Report on status of operation of internal accounting management system |
Reported |
|||
Report on Q4 2024 Financial Statements |
Reported |
|||
Report on FY2024 Financial Statements |
Reported |
|||
Report on business consulting |
Reported |
|||
Report on Audit Committee self-evaluation |
Reported |
|||
Report on FY2024 Annual Business Report |
Reported |
|||
2 |
2025.2.18. |
Report on status of external audit |
Reported |
|
Report on review of AGM agenda and documents |
Reported |
|||
Approval of status of operation of internal accounting management system |
Approved |
|||
Approval of evaluation of operation of internal monitoring system |
Approved |
|||
Approval of FY2024 Audit Report |
Approved |
|||
Approval of audit services by external auditor |
Approved |
|||
Approval of non-audit services by external auditor |
Approved |
|||
Approval of the work plan of Audit Committee Bureau |
Approved |
|||
3 |
2025.4.23. |
Report on status of external audit |
Reported |
|
Report on Q1 2025 Financial Statements |
Reported |
|||
Report on post-evaluation of external audit |
Reported |
|||
Report on work of Audit Committee Bureau |
Reported |
|||
4 |
2025.7.23. |
Report on status of external audit |
Reported |
|
Report on Q2 2025 Financial Statements |
Reported |
|||
Report on business consulting |
Reported |
|||
Report on work of Audit Committee Bureau |
Reported |
|||
5 |
2025.10.29. |
Report on status of external audit |
Reported |
|
Report on Q3 2025 Financial Statements |
Reported |
|||
Report on status of operation of internal accounting management system |
Reported |
|||
Report on work of Audit Committee Bureau |
Reported |
[Outside Director Nomination Committee]
|
Date |
Members |
Agenda |
Remark |
1 |
2025.2.18. |
Jungsuk Oh, Doocheol Moon, Beom Jong Ha |
Approval of recommendation of Outside Director candidates |
Approved |
2 |
2025.3.20. |
Chung Hae Kang, Doocheol Moon, Sangwoo Lee |
Appointment of the chairperson of the Outside Director Nomination Committee |
Approved |
[Related Party Transaction Committee]
|
Date |
Members |
Agenda |
Remark |
1 |
2025.1.16. |
Chung Hae Kang, Jungsuk Oh, Sang-Hee Park, Sunghyun Kim1) |
Approval of renewal of the borrowing contract with overseas affiliated company |
Approved |
2 |
2025.6.26. |
Appointment of the chairperson of the Related Party Transaction Committee |
Approved |
|
Report on 1H 2025 result of Related Party transaction |
Reported |
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3 |
2025.11.26. |
Approval of Related Party transaction |
Approved |
|
Approval of transactions with major shareholders, etc. |
Approved |
|||
Approval of license agreement for use of “LG” brand |
Approved |
|||
Approval of goods and services transactions with affiliates |
Approved |
|||
Approval of evaluation and risk of Related Party transaction |
Approved |
[ESG Committee]
|
Date |
|
Agenda |
Remark |
1 |
2025.4.23. |
Doocheol Moon, Chung Hae Kang, Jungsuk Oh, Sang-Hee Park, Cheoldong Jeong1) |
Report on ESG Key Business Directions for 2025 |
Reported |
Report on results of development of Compliance Key Risk Management System, etc. |
Reported |
|||
2 |
2025.10.29. |
Report on ESG Key Business Implementation Results for 2025 |
Reported |
|
Report on results of development of Compliance Key Risk Management System, etc. |
Reported |
1) Mr. Cheoldong Jeong and Sunghyun Kim are Inside Directors.
3. Remuneration of Outside Directors & Non-Standing Directors
|
|
|
|
|
(KRW Million) |
|
Number of Persons |
Remuneration Limit* |
Results |
Average Payment per Person |
Remarks |
Outside Director |
4 |
4,000 |
384 |
96 |
- |
Non-standing Director |
1 |
- |
- |
No amount paid |
* Remuneration limit is for the total 7 directors, including 2 inside directors & 1 non-standing director.
II. Accumulated Transaction Amount of LG Display Co., Ltd with each of its Major Shareholders or their Affiliates, which was equivalent to 5% or more of 2024 Total Assets or Revenue in Separate Financial Statement.
|
|
|
|
(KRW Million) |
|
Transaction |
Counterpart (Relationship) |
Transaction Period |
Transaction Amount |
Assets Ratio* |
Revenue Ratio* |
Sales/Purchase |
LG Display America Inc. (Subsidiary) |
Jan. 1, 2025 ~ Dec. 31, 2025 |
15,609,355 |
52% |
62% |
LG Display Germany GmbH (Subsidiary) |
1,264,869 |
4% |
5% |
||
LG Display Taiwan Co., Ltd. (Subsidiary) |
2,195,544 |
7% |
9% |
||
LG Display Nanjing Co., Ltd. (Subsidiary) |
1,590,213 |
5% |
6% |
||
LG Display Singapore Pte., Ltd. (Subsidiary) |
1,621,841 |
5% |
6% |
||
LG Display Vietnam Haiphong Co., Ltd. (Subsidiary) |
3,400,769 |
11% |
14% |
||
LG Display High-Tech (China) Co., Ltd. (Subsidiary) |
2,428,689 |
8% |
10% |
||
Debt Guarantee |
LG Display Vietnam Haiphong Co., Ltd. (Subsidiary) |
Jun. 28, 2022 ~ Jul. 31, 2029 |
1,870,650 |
6% |
7% |
Borrowing |
LG Display Singapore Pte., Ltd. (Subsidiary) |
Feb. 22, 2024 ~ Feb. 21, 2025 |
2,137,600 |
7% |
8% |
Feb. 21, 2025 ~ Feb. 19, 2026 |
1,731,360 |
6% |
7% |
||
* Ratio in comparison with total assets or revenue, as applicable, in FY 2024 (Separate)
II-I. Individual Transactions of LG Display Co., Ltd with each of its Major Shareholders or their Affiliates, which was equivalent to 1% or more of 2024 Total Assets.
|
|
|
|
(KRW Million) |
|
Transaction |
Counterpart (Relationship) |
Transaction Period |
Transaction Amount |
Assets Ratio* |
Revenue Ratio* |
Debt Guarantee |
LG Display Vietnam Haiphong Co., Ltd. (Subsidiary) |
Jun. 28, 2022 ~ Jul. 31, 2029 |
1,870,650 |
6% |
7% |
Borrowing |
LG Electronics Co., Ltd. (Affiliate) |
Mar. 30, 2023 ~ Jun. 5, 2025 |
1,000,000 |
3% |
4% |
LG Display Singapore Pte., Ltd. (Subsidiary) |
Feb. 22, 2024 ~ Feb. 21, 2025 |
2,137,600 |
7% |
8% |
|
Feb. 21, 2025 ~ Feb. 19, 2026 |
1,731,360 |
6% |
7% |
||
* Ratio in comparison with total assets or revenue, as applicable, in FY 2024 (Separate)
III. Reference Relating to AGM
1. Matters Relating to the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders
A. Date & Time : 9:30 A.M. (KST), March 19, 2026 (Thursday)
B. Venue : Learning Center, LG Display Paju Display Cluster, 245, LG-ro, Wollong-myeon, Paju-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
2. Agenda for Meeting :
(1) For Reporting
- Audit Committee’s Audit Report
- Fiscal Year 2025 Business Report
- Report on Related Party Transactions
- Report on operation of internal accounting management system
(2) For Approval
1. The Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements as of and for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025
2. Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation
2-1. Addition of new objective of the company
2-2. Deletion of the provision excluding cumulative voting system (Reflection of recent amendments to
the Commercial Code)
2-3. Establishment of an electronic General Meeting of Shareholders system (Reflection of recent
amendments to the Commercial Code)
2-4. Change of the title of Independent Directors (Reflection of recent amendments to the Commercial Code)
2-5. Increase in the number of separately elected Audit Committee Members (Reflection of recent
amendments to the Commercial Code)
2-6. Strengthening of voting right restrictions in the appointment or dismissal of Audit Committee
Members (Reflection of recent amendments to the Commercial Code)
2-7. ADDENDA (2026.3.19.)
3. Appointment of Outside Director for Audit Committee Member (Jungsuk Oh)
* Agenda 3 shall be automatically withdrawn if Agenda 2-5 is rejected.
4. Appointment of Outside Director (Sang-Hee Park)
5. Appointment of Audit Committee Member (Sang-Hee Park)
6. Remuneration Limit for Directors in 2026
3. Details of Agenda for Approval
A. Agenda 1: Consolidated and Separate the Financial Statements as of and for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025
(1) Business Performance in FY 2025
A. Business overview
We were incorporated in February 1985 under the laws of the Republic of Korea. LG Electronics and LG Semicon transferred their respective LCD business to us in 1998, and since then, our business has been focused on the research, development, manufacture and sale of display panels, applying technologies such as OLED and TFT-LCD.
As of December 31, 2025, in Korea we operated OLED and TFT-LCD production facilities and a research center in Paju, OLED and TFT-LCD production facilities in Gumi, a research center in Magok. We have also established subsidiaries in the Americas, Europe and Asia.
As of December 31, 2025, our business consisted of the manufacture and sale of display and display related products utilizing OLED, TFT-LCD and other technologies under a single reporting business segment.
2025 Financial highlights by business (based on K-IFRS)
|
(Unit: In billions of Won) |
2025 |
Display Business |
Sales |
25,810 |
Gross Profit |
3,376 |
Operating Profit |
517 |
B. Major products
We manufacture OLED and TFT-LCD panels, mainly used for televisions, IT, Mobile,etc. and Auto products.
|
|
|
(Unit: In billions of Won, except percentages) |
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Business area |
Sales Type |
Items |
Usage |
Major trademark |
Sales in 2025 (%) |
Display |
Product/ Service/ Other Sales |
Televisions |
Panels for televisions |
LG Display |
4,791(19%) |
IT |
Panels for notebook computers, monitors and tablets |
LG Display |
9,509(37%) |
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Mobile, etc. |
Panels for smartphones, etc. |
LG Display |
9,373(36%) |
||
Auto |
Panels for automobiles |
LG Display |
2,136(8%) |
||
Total |
25,810(100%) |
||||
(1) Based on ship-to-party
(2) Any discrepancies between the total and the sums of the amounts listed are due to rounding
C. Consolidated Financial Statements
LG DISPLAY CO., LTD. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES |
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Consolidated Statements of Financial Position |
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As of December 31, 2025 and 2024 |
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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(In millions of won) |
|
|
|
December 31, 2025 |
|
December 31, 2024 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
W |
1,572,058 |
|
2,021,640 |
|||||
Deposits in banks |
|
|
600 |
|
600 |
||||
Trade accounts and notes receivable, net |
|
2,359,184 |
|
3,624,477 |
|||||
Other accounts receivable, net |
|
180,413 |
|
250,029 |
|||||
Other current financial assets |
|
89,525 |
|
328,621 |
|||||
Inventories, net |
|
|
|
|
2,545,666 |
|
2,671,242 |
||
Prepaid income tax |
|
|
38,558 |
|
12,774 |
||||
Assets held for sale |
|
|
- |
|
983,317 |
||||
Other current assets |
|
|
196,073 |
|
230,337 |
||||
Total current assets |
|
6,982,077 |
|
10,123,037 |
|||||
Deposits in banks |
|
|
11 |
|
11 |
||||
Investments in equity accounted investees |
|
36,506 |
|
33,177 |
|||||
Other non-current financial assets |
|
202,051 |
|
232,652 |
|||||
Property, plant and equipment, net |
|
14,470,776 |
|
17,202,873 |
|||||
Intangible assets, net |
|
|
1,478,035 |
|
1,558,407 |
||||
Investment property |
|
|
18,031 |
|
27,911 |
||||
Deferred tax assets, net |
|
|
3,510,156 |
|
3,504,177 |
||||
Defined benefit assets, net |
|
198,535 |
|
160,752 |
|||||
Other non-current assets |
|
20,522 |
|
16,569 |
|||||
Total non-current assets |
|
19,934,623 |
|
22,736,529 |
|||||
Total assets |
|
|
W |
26,916,700 |
|
32,859,566 |
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Liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Trade accounts and notes payable |
W |
3,307,687 |
|
4,156,149 |
|||||
Current financial liabilities |
|
3,798,394 |
|
6,527,450 |
|||||
Other accounts payable |
|
1,461,014 |
|
1,720,670 |
|||||
Accrued expenses |
|
|
782,552 |
|
634,473 |
||||
Income tax payable, net |
|
|
39,219 |
|
65,366 |
||||
Provisions |
|
|
|
|
86,290 |
|
105,251 |
||
Advances received |
|
|
35,981 |
|
904,628 |
||||
Liabilities held for sale |
|
- |
|
1,656,841 |
|||||
Other current liabilities |
|
85,334 |
|
88,256 |
|||||
Total current liabilities |
|
9,596,471 |
|
15,859,084 |
|||||
Non-current financial liabilities |
|
8,934,975 |
|
8,091,407 |
|||||
Non-current provisions |
|
55,345 |
|
60,908 |
|||||
Defined benefit liabilities, net |
|
1,109 |
|
1,093 |
|||||
Long-term advances received |
|
- |
|
220,500 |
|||||
Other non-current liabilities |
|
489,562 |
|
553,767 |
|||||
Total non-current liabilities |
|
9,480,991 |
|
8,927,675 |
|||||
Total liabilities |
|
|
W |
19,077,462 |
|
24,786,759 |
|||
Equity |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Share capital |
|
|
W |
2,500,000 |
|
2,500,000 |
|||
Share premium |
|
|
|
2,740,811 |
|
2,773,587 |
|||
Retained earnings(Accumulated deficit) |
|
281,912 |
|
(18,512) |
|||||
Reserves |
|
|
|
|
1,081,401 |
|
995,823 |
||
Accumulated other comprehensive income held for sale |
- |
|
291,363 |
||||||
Equity attributable to owners of the Parent |
6,604,124 |
|
6,542,261 |
||||||
Non-controlling interests |
|
1,235,114 |
|
1,530,546 |
|||||
Total equity |
|
|
|
7,839,238 |
|
8,072,807 |
|||
Total liabilities and equity |
W |
26,916,700 |
|
32,859,566 |
|||||
LG DISPLAY CO., LTD. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES |
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Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) |
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For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 |
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|
|
|
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|
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|
|
|
|
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(In millions of won, except earnings (loss) per share amounts) |
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|
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|
|
|
|
2025 |
|
2024 |
Revenue |
W |
25,810,082 |
|
26,615,347 |
||||
Cost of sales |
|
(22,433,623) |
|
(24,039,928) |
||||
Gross profit |
|
3,376,459 |
|
2,575,419 |
||||
Selling expenses |
|
(480,814) |
|
(584,692) |
||||
Administrative expenses |
|
(967,882) |
|
(1,103,617) |
||||
Research and development expenses |
|
(1,410,786) |
|
(1,447,706) |
||||
Operating profit (loss) |
|
516,977 |
|
(560,596) |
||||
Finance income |
|
578,446 |
|
883,094 |
||||
Finance costs |
|
(1,152,916) |
|
(1,821,912) |
||||
Other non-operating income |
|
2,596,150 |
|
2,100,443 |
||||
Other non-operating expenses |
|
(2,039,451) |
|
(2,797,981) |
||||
Equity in income of equity accounted investees, net |
|
2,483 |
|
5,412 |
||||
Profit (loss) before income tax |
|
501,689 |
|
(2,191,540) |
||||
Income tax expense |
|
(197,882) |
|
(217,760) |
||||
Profit (loss) for the period |
|
303,807 |
|
(2,409,300) |
||||
Other comprehensive income (loss) |
|
|
|
|
||||
Items that will never be reclassified to profit or loss |
|
|
|
|
||||
Remeasurements of net defined benefit liabilities |
|
74,112 |
|
(131,835) |
||||
Other comprehensive income (loss) from associates |
|
- |
|
(85) |
||||
|
|
74,112 |
|
(131,920) |
||||
Items that are or may be reclassified to profit or loss |
|
|
|
|
||||
Foreign currency translation differences for foreign operations |
(184,430) |
|
926,637 |
|||||
Other comprehensive income (loss) from associates |
|
2,272 |
|
3,320 |
||||
|
|
(182,158) |
|
929,957 |
||||
Other comprehensive income (loss) for the period, net of income tax |
|
(108,046) |
|
798,037 |
||||
Total comprehensive income (loss) for the period |
W |
195,761 |
|
(1,611,263) |
||||
Profit (loss) attributable to: |
|
|
|
|
||||
Owners of the Parent |
|
226,312 |
|
(2,562,606) |
||||
Non-controlling interests |
|
77,495 |
|
153,306 |
||||
Profit (loss) for the period |
W |
303,807 |
|
(2,409,300) |
||||
Total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to: |
|
|
|
|
||||
Owners of the Parent |
|
94,639 |
|
(1,923,316) |
||||
Non-controlling interests |
|
101,122 |
|
312,053 |
||||
Total comprehensive income (loss) for the period |
W |
195,761 |
|
(1,611,263) |
||||
Earnings (loss) per share (in won) |
|
|
|
|
||||
Basic earnings (loss) per share |
W |
453 |
|
(5,438) |
||||
Diluted earnings (loss) per share |
W |
453 |
|
(5,438) |
||||
|
|
|
|
|
||||
4
LG DISPLAY CO., LTD. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES |
||||||||||||||
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity |
||||||||||||||
For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 |
||||||||||||||
|
Attributable to owners of the Parent Company |
|
||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Share capital |
Share premium |
Retained (Accumulated deficit) |
Reserves |
Other comprehensive income classified as held for sale |
Sub-total |
Non-controlling interests |
Total equity |
(In millions of won) |
|
|||||||||||||
Balances at January 1, 2024 |
W |
1,789,079 |
2,251,113 |
2,676,014 |
515,976 |
- |
7,232,182 |
1,538,362 |
8,770,544 |
|||||
Total comprehensive income (loss) for the period |
||||||||||||||
Profit (loss) for the period |
- |
- |
(2,562,606) |
- |
- |
(2,562,606) |
153,306 |
(2,409,300) |
||||||
Other comprehensive income (loss) |
||||||||||||||
Remeasurements of net defined benefit liabilities |
- |
- |
(131,835) |
- |
- |
(131,835) |
- |
(131,835) |
||||||
Classified as held for sale |
- |
- |
- |
(215,788) |
215,788 |
- |
- |
- |
||||||
Foreign currency translation differences for foreign operations |
- |
- |
- |
692,315 |
75,575 |
767,890 |
158,747 |
926,637 |
||||||
Other comprehensive income (loss) from associates |
- |
- |
(85) |
3,320 |
- |
3,235 |
- |
3,235 |
||||||
Total other comprehensive income (loss) |
- |
- |
(131,920) |
479,847 |
291,363 |
639,290 |
158,747 |
798,037 |
||||||
Total comprehensive income (loss) for the period |
W |
- |
- |
(2,694,526) |
479,847 |
291,363 |
(1,923,316) |
312,053 |
(1,611,263) |
|||||
Transaction with owners, recognized directly in equity |
||||||||||||||
Capital increase |
|
710,921 |
569,893 |
- |
- |
- |
1,280,814 |
- |
1,280,814 |
|||||
Acquisition of non-controlling shareholders' interests in subsidiaries |
- |
(47,419) |
- |
- |
- |
(47,419) |
(183,850) |
(231,269) |
||||||
Dividends to non-controlling shareholders in subsidiaries |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
(136,019) |
(136,019) |
||||||
Total transaction with owners, recognized directly in equity |
710,921 |
522,474 |
- |
- |
- |
1,233,395 |
(319,869) |
913,526 |
||||||
Balances at December 31, 2024 |
W |
2,500,000 |
2,773,587 |
(18,512) |
995,823 |
291,363 |
6,542,261 |
1,530,546 |
8,072,807 |
|||||
Balances at January 1, 2025 |
W |
2,500,000 |
2,773,587 |
(18,512) |
995,823 |
291,363 |
6,542,261 |
1,530,546 |
8,072,807 |
|||||
Total comprehensive income (loss) for the period |
||||||||||||||
Profit for the period |
- |
- |
226,312 |
- |
- |
226,312 |
77,495 |
303,807 |
||||||
Other comprehensive income (loss) |
||||||||||||||
Remeasurements of net defined benefit liabilities |
- |
- |
74,112 |
- |
- |
74,112 |
- |
74,112 |
||||||
Foreign currency translation differences for foreign operations |
- |
- |
- |
83,306 |
(291,363) |
(208,057) |
23,627 |
(184,430) |
||||||
Other comprehensive income from associates |
- |
- |
- |
2,272 |
- |
2,272 |
- |
2,272 |
||||||
Total other comprehensive income (loss) |
- |
- |
74,112 |
85,578 |
(291,363) |
(131,673) |
23,627 |
(108,046) |
||||||
Total comprehensive income (loss) for the period |
W |
- |
- |
300,424 |
85,578 |
(291,363) |
94,639 |
101,122 |
195,761 |
|||||
Transaction with owners, recognized directly in equity |
||||||||||||||
Change in scope of consolidation |
- |
(32,776) |
- |
- |
- |
(32,776) |
(396,554) |
(429,330) |
||||||
Balances at December 31, 2025 |
W |
2,500,000 |
2,740,811 |
281,912 |
1,081,401 |
- |
6,604,124 |
1,235,114 |
7,839,238 |
|||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LG DISPLAY CO., LTD. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In millions of won) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2025 |
|
2024 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from (used in) operating activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Cash generated from operations |
|
W |
3,169,950 |
|
3,373,456 |
|||||
Income taxes paid |
|
|
(161,462) |
|
(139,782) |
|||||
Interest received |
|
|
54,915 |
|
93,945 |
|||||
Interest paid |
|
|
(711,320) |
|
(915,858) |
|||||
Cash flows from operating activities |
|
|
2,352,083 |
|
2,411,761 |
|||||
Cash flows from (used in) investing activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Dividends received |
|
|
1,930 |
|
200 |
|||||
Increase in deposits in banks |
|
|
(1,700) |
|
(1,700) |
|||||
Proceeds from withdrawal of deposits in banks |
|
|
1,700 |
|
921,995 |
|||||
Acquisition of financial assets at fair value through profit or loss |
|
|
(1,422) |
|
(5,470) |
|||||
Proceeds from disposal of financial assets at fair value through profit or loss |
4,275 |
|
5,301 |
|||||||
Proceeds from disposal of investments in equity accounted investees |
- |
|
17,609 |
|||||||
Proceeds from disposal of assets held for sale |
|
|
813,311 |
|
- |
|||||
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment |
|
|
(1,347,937) |
|
(2,129,735) |
|||||
Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment |
|
|
122,850 |
|
248,460 |
|||||
Acquisition of intangible assets |
|
|
(759,146) |
|
(786,819) |
|||||
Proceeds from disposal of intangible assets |
|
|
1,918 |
|
6,257 |
|||||
Proceeds from insurance payout |
|
|
- |
|
49,995 |
|||||
Government grants received |
|
|
1,041 |
|
2,307 |
|||||
Proceeds from settlement of derivatives |
|
|
157,984 |
|
274,173 |
|||||
Decrease in short-term loans |
|
|
21,558 |
|
19,697 |
|||||
Increase in deposits |
|
|
(4,405) |
|
(2,036) |
|||||
Decrease in deposits |
|
|
7,682 |
|
2,124 |
|||||
Proceeds from disposal of greenhouse gas emission permits |
|
|
1,742 |
|
14,394 |
|||||
Cash flows used in investing activities |
|
|
(978,619) |
|
(1,363,248) |
|||||
Cash flows from (used in) financing activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|||||
Proceeds from short-term borrowings |
|
|
4,385,305 |
|
5,219,941 |
|||||
Repayments of short-term borrowings |
|
|
(4,502,811) |
|
(6,285,819) |
|||||
Repayments of current portion of bonds |
|
|
(612,000) |
|
(370,000) |
|||||
Proceeds from long-term borrowings |
|
|
4,919,708 |
|
2,912,552 |
|||||
Repayments of long-term borrowings |
|
|
(245,735) |
|
- |
|||||
Repayments of current portion of long-term borrowings |
|
|
(5,808,062) |
|
(3,638,904) |
|||||
Payments of lease liabilities |
|
|
(52,902) |
|
(71,008) |
|||||
Repayments of security deposits received |
|
|
(40,500) |
|
- |
|||||
Capital increase |
|
|
- |
|
1,292,455 |
|||||
Transaction cost from capital increase |
|
|
- |
|
(11,641) |
|||||
Acquisition of non-controlling shareholders' interests in subsidiaries |
|
|
- |
|
(245,362) |
|||||
Dividends to non-controlling shareholders in subsidiaries |
|
|
(6,390) |
|
(136,519) |
|||||
Cash flows used in financing activities |
|
|
(1,963,387) |
|
(1,334,305) |
|||||
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
(589,923) |
|
(285,792) |
|||||
Cash and cash equivalents included in assets held for sale at January 1 |
158,415 |
|
- |
|||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at January 1 |
|
|
2,021,640 |
|
2,257,522 |
|||||
Effect of exchange rate fluctuations on cash held |
|
|
(18,074) |
|
208,325 |
|||||
Cash and cash equivalents included in assets held for sale at December 31 |
- |
|
(158,415) |
|||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at December 31 |
|
W |
1,572,058 |
|
2,021,640 |
|||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1. Reporting Entity
(a) Description of the Parent Company
LG Display Co., Ltd. (the "Parent Company") was incorporated in February 1985 and the Parent Company has been a public corporation listed on the Korea Exchange since 2004. The main business of the Parent Company and its subsidiaries (the “Group”) is to manufacture and sell displays and its related products. As of December 31, 2025, the Group operates Thin Film Transistor Liquid Crystal Display (“TFT-LCD”) and Organic Light Emitting Diode (“OLED”) panel manufacturing plants in Gumi, Paju and China and TFT-LCD and OLED module manufacturing plants in Gumi, Paju, China and Vietnam. The Parent Company is domiciled in the Republic of Korea with its address at 128 Yeoui-daero, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul. As of December 31, 2025, LG Electronics Inc., a major shareholder of the Parent Company, owns 36.72% (183,593,206 shares) of the Parent Company’s common stock.
As of December 31, 2025, 500,000,000 shares of the Parent Company's common stock are listed on the Korea Exchange under the identifying code 034220, and 35,191,892 American Depositary Shares ("ADSs"; 2 ADSs represent one share of common stock) are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "LPL".
7
1. Reporting Entity, Continued
(b) Consolidated Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2025
Subsidiaries |
|
Location |
|
Percentage of ownership(%) |
|
Closing month |
|
Date of incorporation |
|
Business |
LG Display America, Inc. |
|
San Jose, U.S.A. |
|
100 |
|
December |
|
September 24, 1999 |
|
Sales of display products |
LG Display Germany GmbH |
|
Eschborn, Germany |
|
100 |
|
December |
|
October 15, 1999 |
|
Sales of display products |
LG Display Japan Co., Ltd. |
|
Tokyo, Japan |
|
100 |
|
December |
|
October 12, 1999 |
|
Sales of display products |
LG Display Taiwan Co., Ltd. |
|
Taipei, Taiwan |
|
100 |
|
December |
|
April 12, 1999 |
|
Sales of display products |
LG Display Nanjing Co., Ltd. |
|
Nanjing, China |
|
100 |
|
December |
|
July 15, 2002 |
|
Production of display products |
LG Display Shanghai Co., Ltd. |
|
Shanghai, China |
|
100 |
|
December |
|
January 16, 2003 |
|
Sales of display products |
LG Display Shenzhen Co., Ltd. |
|
Shenzhen, China |
|
100 |
|
December |
|
July 27, 2007 |
|
Sales of display products |
LG Display Singapore Pte. Ltd. |
|
Singapore |
|
100 |
|
December |
|
November 4, 2008 |
|
Sales of display products |
L&T Display Technology (Fujian) Limited |
|
Fujian, China |
|
51 |
|
December |
|
December 7, 2009 |
|
Production and sales of LCD module and LCD monitor sets |
LG Display Yantai Co., Ltd. |
|
Yantai, China |
|
100 |
|
December |
|
March 17, 2010 |
|
Production of display products |
Nanumnuri Co., Ltd. |
|
Gumi, South Korea |
|
100 |
|
December |
|
March 21, 2012 |
|
Business facility maintenance |
Unified Innovative Technology, LLC |
|
Wilmington, U.S.A. |
|
100 |
|
December |
|
March 12, 2014 |
|
Intellectual property management |
LG Display Guangzhou Trading Co., Ltd. |
|
Guangzhou, China |
|
100 |
|
December |
|
April 28, 2015 |
|
Sales of display products |
Global OLED Technology, LLC |
|
Sterling, U.S.A. |
|
100 |
|
December |
|
December 18, 2009 |
|
OLED intellectual property management |
LG Display Vietnam Haiphong Co., Ltd. |
|
Haiphong, Vietnam |
|
100 |
|
December |
|
May 5, 2016 |
|
Production and sales of display products |
Suzhou Lehui Display Co., Ltd. |
|
Suzhou, China |
|
100 |
|
December |
|
July 1, 2016 |
|
Production and sales of LCD module and LCD monitor sets |
LG DISPLAY FUND I LLC(*1) |
|
Wilmington, U.S.A. |
|
100 |
|
December |
|
May 1, 2018 |
|
Investment in venture business and technologies |
LG Display High-Tech (China) Co., Ltd. |
|
Guangzhou, China |
|
70 |
|
December |
|
July 11, 2018 |
|
Production and sales of display products |
(*1) For the year ended December 31, 2025, the Parent Company contributed W2,831 million in cash for the capital increase and recovery W2,018 million of LG DISPLAY FUND I LLC. There was no change in the Parent Company’s percentage of ownership in LG DISPLAY FUND I LLC as a result of this additional investment.
8
1. Reporting Entity, Continued
(c) Change in scope of Consolidation
For the year ended December 31, 2024, management of the Group decided to sell 80% of its stake in LG Display (China) Co., Ltd. and 100% of its stake in LG Display Guangzhou Co., Ltd. to TCL CSOT. The contract was signed on September 26, 2024, and the transaction was completed on April 1, 2025.
Subsidiaries |
|
Location |
|
Percentage of ownership(%) |
|
Reason |
LG Display Guangzhou Co., Ltd. |
|
Guangzhou, China |
|
100 |
|
Disposal |
LG Display (China) Co., Ltd. |
|
Guangzhou, China |
|
80 |
|
Disposal |
(d) Summary of financial information (before the elimination of intercompany transactions) of subsidiaries as of and for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 is as follows
(In millions of won) |
|
December 31, 2025 |
|
2025 |
||||||
Subsidiaries |
|
Total assets |
|
Total liabilities |
|
Total shareholders’ equity |
|
Sales |
|
Net income (loss) |
LG Display America, Inc. |
W |
1,487,248 |
|
1,411,341 |
|
75,907 |
|
15,776,135 |
|
11,342 |
LG Display Germany GmbH |
|
350,748 |
|
308,714 |
|
42,034 |
|
1,328,245 |
|
2,645 |
LG Display Japan Co., Ltd. |
|
191,870 |
|
176,420 |
|
15,450 |
|
806,899 |
|
1,160 |
LG Display Taiwan Co., Ltd. |
|
537,470 |
|
506,842 |
|
30,628 |
|
2,206,716 |
|
5,050 |
LG Display Nanjing Co., Ltd. |
|
3,831,510 |
|
2,853,780 |
|
977,730 |
|
1,690,130 |
|
21,160 |
LG Display Shanghai Co., Ltd. |
|
135,277 |
|
111,022 |
|
24,255 |
|
673,288 |
|
(2,669) |
LG Display Shenzhen Co., Ltd. |
|
37,974 |
|
30,370 |
|
7,604 |
|
215,839 |
|
(9,116) |
LG Display Singapore Pte. Ltd. |
|
2,466,916 |
|
2,452,730 |
|
14,186 |
|
1,588,784 |
|
(999) |
L&T Display Technology (Fujian) Limited |
302,144 |
|
190,668 |
|
111,476 |
|
796,514 |
|
6,464 |
|
LG Display Yantai Co., Ltd. |
|
541,269 |
|
101,894 |
|
439,375 |
|
256,961 |
|
5,795 |
Nanumnuri Co., Ltd. |
|
6,015 |
|
4,075 |
|
1,940 |
|
28,373 |
|
69 |
Unified Innovative Technology, LLC |
546 |
|
1 |
|
545 |
|
- |
|
(115) |
|
LG Display Guangzhou Trading Co., Ltd. |
3,577,488 |
|
3,483,152 |
|
94,336 |
|
385,484 |
|
4,897 |
|
Global OLED Technology, LLC |
|
30,865 |
|
3,157 |
|
27,708 |
|
2,516 |
|
(1,003) |
LG Display Vietnam Haiphong Co., Ltd. |
5,630,201 |
|
3,611,689 |
|
2,018,512 |
|
3,795,193 |
|
298,757 |
|
Suzhou Lehui Display Co., Ltd. |
|
208,225 |
|
50,538 |
|
157,687 |
|
306,693 |
|
3,958 |
LG DISPLAY FUND I LLC |
|
98,043 |
|
4 |
|
98,039 |
|
- |
|
2,298 |
LG Display High-Tech (China) Co., Ltd. |
7,575,519 |
|
3,635,926 |
|
3,939,593 |
|
2,422,181 |
|
236,175 |
|
Total |
W |
27,009,328 |
|
18,932,323 |
|
8,077,005 |
|
32,279,951 |
|
585,868 |
9
1. Reporting Entity, Continued
(In millions of won) |
|
December 31, 2024 |
|
2024 |
||||||
Subsidiaries |
|
Total assets |
|
Total liabilities |
|
Total shareholders’ equity |
|
Sales |
|
Net income (loss) |
LG Display America, Inc. |
W |
2,433,349 |
|
2,367,143 |
|
66,206 |
|
15,218,449 |
|
12,662 |
LG Display Germany GmbH |
|
571,085 |
|
535,427 |
|
35,658 |
|
1,514,282 |
|
3,555 |
LG Display Japan Co., Ltd. |
|
215,670 |
|
201,213 |
|
14,457 |
|
1,045,036 |
|
2,420 |
LG Display Taiwan Co., Ltd. |
|
807,931 |
|
780,043 |
|
27,888 |
|
2,569,859 |
|
2,819 |
LG Display Nanjing Co., Ltd. |
|
3,188,176 |
|
2,249,586 |
|
938,590 |
|
1,841,645 |
|
103,023 |
LG Display Shanghai Co., Ltd. |
|
192,973 |
|
166,757 |
|
26,216 |
|
890,982 |
|
4,286 |
LG Display Guangzhou Co., Ltd.(*) |
|
2,603,086 |
|
1,984,854 |
|
618,232 |
|
2,306,421 |
|
44,772 |
LG Display Shenzhen Co., Ltd. |
|
117,986 |
|
101,622 |
|
16,364 |
|
589,537 |
|
2,818 |
LG Display Singapore Pte. Ltd. |
|
3,570,065 |
|
3,554,525 |
|
15,540 |
|
1,442,304 |
|
(6,018) |
L&T Display Technology (Fujian) Limited |
|
345,309 |
|
242,376 |
|
102,933 |
|
851,228 |
|
18,251 |
LG Display Yantai Co., Ltd. |
|
601,808 |
|
177,391 |
|
424,417 |
|
302,923 |
|
26,941 |
Nanumnuri Co., Ltd. |
|
5,556 |
|
3,685 |
|
1,871 |
|
25,502 |
|
320 |
LG Display (China) Co., Ltd.(*) |
|
2,237,053 |
|
276,308 |
|
1,960,745 |
|
1,477,381 |
|
46,621 |
Unified Innovative Technology, LLC |
698 |
|
20 |
|
678 |
|
- |
|
(523) |
|
LG Display Guangzhou Trading Co., Ltd. |
|
3,594,526 |
|
3,462,995 |
|
131,531 |
|
400,592 |
|
39,474 |
Global OLED Technology, LLC |
|
32,998 |
|
3,512 |
|
29,486 |
|
1,312 |
|
(11,966) |
LG Display Vietnam Haiphong Co., Ltd. |
6,192,641 |
|
4,434,492 |
|
1,758,149 |
|
3,931,808 |
|
250,503 |
|
Suzhou Lehui Display Co., Ltd. |
|
307,178 |
|
109,776 |
|
197,402 |
|
393,161 |
|
8,837 |
LG DISPLAY FUND I LLC |
|
97,596 |
|
30 |
|
97,566 |
|
- |
|
(3,164) |
LG Display High-Tech (China) Co., Ltd. |
7,630,921 |
|
4,000,109 |
|
3,630,812 |
|
2,482,999 |
|
432,402 |
|
Total |
W |
34,746,605 |
|
24,651,864 |
|
10,094,741 |
|
37,285,421 |
|
978,033 |
(*) For the year ended December 31, 2024, the contract to sell 80% of its stake in LG Display (China) Co., Ltd. and 100% of its stake in LG Display Guangzhou Co., Ltd. was signed. As a result, the assets and liabilities held by LG Display (China) Co., Ltd. and LG Display Guangzhou Co., Ltd. are presented as assets and liabilities held for sale.
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1. Reporting Entity, Continued
(e) Information of subsidiaries (before elimination of intercompany transactions) which have material non-controlling interests as of and for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:
(In millions of won) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
LG Display High-Tech(China) Co., Ltd. |
||
|
|
2025 |
|
2024 |
Percentage of ownership in non-controlling interests(%) |
|
30 |
|
30 |
|
|
|
|
|
Current assets |
W |
6,157,564 |
|
5,666,246 |
Non-current assets |
|
1,417,955 |
|
1,964,675 |
Current liabilities |
|
1,114,830 |
|
2,193,788 |
Non-current liabilities |
|
2,521,096 |
|
1,806,321 |
Net assets |
|
3,939,593 |
|
3,630,812 |
Book value of non-controlling interests |
|
1,180,491 |
|
1,087,857 |
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue |
W |
2,422,181 |
|
2,482,999 |
Profit for the year |
|
236,175 |
|
432,402 |
Profit attributable to non-controlling interests |
|
70,853 |
|
129,721 |
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from operating activities |
W |
786,058 |
|
1,252,886 |
Cash flows used in investing activities |
|
(514,457) |
|
(1,290,367) |
Cash flows used in financing activities |
|
(180,756) |
|
(213,400) |
Effect of exchange rate fluctuations on cash and cash equivalents |
|
4,682 |
|
19,378 |
Net increase(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
|
95,527 |
|
(231,503) |
Cash and cash equivalents at January 1 |
|
82,572 |
|
314,075 |
Cash and cash equivalents at December 31 |
|
178,099 |
|
82,572 |
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2. Basis of Presenting Financial Statements
(a) Application of accounting standards
In accordance with the Act on External Audits of Stock Companies, Etc., these consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Korean International Financial Reporting Standards (“K-IFRS”).
The consolidated financial statements were authorized for issuance by the Board of Directors on January 27, 2026, which will be submitted for approval to the shareholders’ meeting to be held on March 19, 2026.
(b) Basis of Measurement
The consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis except for the following material items in the consolidated statement of financial position:
(c) Functional and Presentation Currency
Items included in the financial statements of each of the Group’s entities are measured using the currency of the primary economic environment in which each entity operates (the “functional currency"). The consolidated financial statements are presented in Korean won, which is the Parent Company’s functional and presentation currency.
(d) Estimates and Judgments
As the resulting accounting estimates will, by definition, seldom equal the related actual results, it can contain a significant risk of causing a material adjustment.
Estimates and assumptions are continuously evaluated and taken into account future events that are reasonably predictable in light of past experiences and current situations. Changes in accounting estimates are recognized during the period which the estimates have been changed and the future periods to be affected.
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2. Basis of Presenting Financial Statements, Continued
(d) Estimates and Judgments, Continued
The estimates and assumptions that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next financial year are discussed below. Additional information of significant judgment and assumptions of certain items are included in relevant notes.
(i) Impairment of non-financial assets
The recoverable amount of a non-financial assets is determined as the greater of its value in use and its fair value less costs to sell.
(ii) Income Tax
The Group’s taxable income generated from these operations are subject to income taxes based on tax laws and interpretations of tax authorities in numerous jurisdictions. There are many transactions and calculations for which the ultimate tax determination is uncertain. The Group estimates the income tax effects expected to be incurred in the future as a result of its operating activities up to the end of the reporting period, and recognizes them as current and deferred income taxes. However, the actual future income tax burden may not match the recognized related assets and liabilities, and such differences may affect the current and deferred income tax assets and liabilities at the time the expected income tax effects are realized.
In addition, deferred tax assets are recognized to the extent that it is probable that taxable income will be generated during the periods when temporary differences, unused tax losses, and tax credits are realized. Significant judgments are made to determine the book value of deferred tax assets that can be recognized based on the timing and level of future taxable income.
(iii) Net defined benefit liabilities (defined benefit assets)
The present value of defined benefit obligations can vary depending on various factors determined by actuarial methods. The assumptions applied to determine the net cost (profit) of retirement benefits include the discount rate, which represents the interest rate that should be applied to determine the present value of the estimated future cash outflows expected to occur upon the settlement of defined benefit obligations. An appropriate discount rate is determined by considering the yield on high-quality corporate bonds with maturities similar to the duration of the related pension liabilities, expressed in the currency in which the pension is paid. Other key assumptions related to defined benefit obligations are based on current market conditions.
During the reporting period, the Group changed the discount rate calculation method among the actuarial assumptions for the projected unit credit method to more reasonably determine the defined benefit obligation.
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3. Material Accounting Policies
The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these consolidated financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all the years presented, unless otherwise stated.
(a) Consolidation
(i) Subsidiaries
Subsidiaries are entities controlled by the Group. The Group controls an entity when it is exposed, or has right to, variable returns from its involvement with the entity and has the ability to affect those returns through its power over the entity. The financial statements of subsidiaries are included in the consolidated financial statements from the date on which control is acquired until the date on which control is lost.
(ii) Non-controlling interests
Non-controlling interests (“NCI”) are measured at their proportionate share of the acquiree’s identifiable net assets at the acquisition date. Profit or loss and other comprehensive income (loss) of subsidiaries are attributed to owners of the Controlling Company and non-controlling interests.
Changes in the Group’s interest in subsidiaries that do not result in a loss of control are accounted for as equity transactions.
(iii) Loss of Control
If the Controlling Company loses control of subsidiaries, the Controlling Company derecognizes the assets and liabilities of the former subsidiaries from the consolidated statement of financial position and recognizes the gain or loss associated with the loss of control attributable to the former controlling interest. Meanwhile, the Controlling Company recognizes any investment retained in the former subsidiaries at its fair value when control is lost.
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3. Material Accounting Policies, Continued
(a) Consolidation, Continued
(iv) Associates and joint ventures
Associates are those entities in which the Group has significant influence, but not control or joint control, over the financial and operating policies. A joint venture is an arrangement in which the parties have joint control, whereby the parties have rights to the net assets of the arrangement, rather than rights to its assets and obligations for its liabilities.
Investments in associates and joint ventures are initially recognized at cost and subsequently accounted for using the equity method of accounting. The carrying amount of investments in associates and joint ventures is increased or decreased to recognize the Group's share of the profits or losses and changes in the Group's proportionate interest of the investee after the date of acquisition. Distributions received from an investee reduce the carrying amount of the investment.
If an associate or a joint venture uses accounting policies different from those of the Controlling Company for like transactions and events in similar circumstances, appropriate adjustments are made to the consolidated financial statements. As of and during the periods presented in the consolidated financial statements, no adjustments were made in applying the equity method.
When the Group’s share of losses exceeds its interest in an equity accounted investee, the carrying amount of that interest, including any long-term investments, is reduced to nil, and the recognition of further losses is discontinued except to the extent that the Group has an obligation or has made payments on behalf of the investee.
(v) Transactions eliminated on consolidation
Intra-group balances and transactions, including income and expenses and any unrealized income and expenses and balance of trade accounts and notes receivable and payable arising from intra-group transactions, are eliminated. Unrealized gains arising from transactions with equity accounted investees are eliminated against the investment to the extent of the Group’s interest in the investee. Unrealized losses are eliminated in the same way as unrealized gains, but only to the extent that there is no evidence of impairment.
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3. Material Accounting Policies, Continued
(b) Foreign Currency Translation
Transactions in foreign currencies are translated to the respective functional currencies of the Group entities at exchange rates at the dates of the transactions. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated to the functional currency at the exchange rate at the end of each reporting period. Non-monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies that are measured at fair value are translated to the functional currency at the exchange rate at the date that the fair value was determined. Foreign currency differences arising on translation are recognized in profit or loss, except for differences arising on an investment in equity instruments designated as at FVOCI and a financial asset and liability designated as a cash flow hedge, which are recognized in other comprehensive income. Exchange differences arising on the settlement of monetary items or on translating monetary items at rates different from those at which they were translated on initial recognition are recognized in profit or loss in the period in which they arise. Foreign currency differences arising from assets and liabilities in relation to the investing and financing activities including borrowings, bonds and cash and cash equivalents are recognized in finance income (costs) in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income (loss) and foreign currency differences arising from assets and liabilities in relation to activities other than investing and financing activities are recognized in other non-operating income (expense) in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income (loss). Foreign currency differences are presented in gross amounts in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income (loss).
If the presentation currency of the Group is different from a foreign operation’s functional currency, the financial position and financial performance of the foreign operation are translated into the presentation currency using the following methods. The assets and liabilities of foreign operations, whose functional currency is not the currency of a hyperinflationary economy are translated to the Group’s functional currency at the exchange rates at the end of each reporting period. The income and expenses of foreign operations are translated to the Group’s functional currency at exchange rates at the dates of the transactions and foreign currency differences are recognized in other comprehensive income (loss). Relevant proportionate shares of foreign currency differences are allocated to the controlling interests and non-controlling interests. When a foreign operation is disposed of in its entirety or partially such that control, significant influence or joint control is lost, the cumulative amount in the translation reserve related to that foreign operation is reclassified to profit or loss as part of the gain or loss on disposal. If the Group disposes part of its interest in a subsidiary but retains control, then the relevant proportion of the cumulative amount is reattributed to NCI. When the Group disposes of only part of an associate or joint venture while retaining significant influence or joint control, the relevant proportion of the cumulative amount is reclassified to profit or loss.
Any goodwill arising on the acquisition of a foreign operation and any fair value adjustments to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities arising on the acquisition of that foreign operation is treated as assets and liabilities of the foreign operation. Thus, they are expressed in the functional currency of the foreign operation and translated at closing rate.
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3. Material Accounting Policies, Continued
(c) Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents include all cash balances and short-term highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less that are readily convertible into known amounts of cash.
(d) Inventories
Inventories are measured at the lower of cost and net realizable value. The cost of inventories is based on the weighted-average method, and includes expenditures incurred in acquiring the inventories, production or conversion costs and other costs incurred in bringing them to their existing location and condition. Net realizable value is the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business less the estimated costs of completion and the estimated selling expenses. In the case of manufactured inventories and work-in-process, cost includes an appropriate share of production overheads based on the actual capacity of production facilities. However, the normal capacity is used for the allocation of fixed production overheads if the actual level of production is lower than the normal capacity.
(e) Financial Instruments
(i) Non-derivative financial assets
Recognition and initial measurement
Trade receivables and debt instruments issued are initially recognized when they are originated. All other financial assets are recognized in statement of financial position when, and only when, the Group becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.
A financial asset (unless it is a trade receivable without a significant financing component) is initially measured at fair value plus, for an item not at FVTPL, transaction costs that are directly attributable to its acquisition or issue. A trade receivable without a significant financing component is initially measured at the transaction price.
Classification and subsequent measurement
i) Financial assets
On initial recognition, a financial asset is classified as measured at: financial assets at amortized cost; financial assets at FVOCI; financial assets at FVTPL. Financial assets are not reclassified subsequent to their initial recognition unless the Group changes its business model for managing financial assets, in which case all affected financial assets are reclassified on the first day of the subsequent reporting period following the change in the business model.
A financial asset is measured as at amortized cost if it meets both of the following conditions and is not designated as at FVTPL:
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3. Material Accounting Policies, Continued
(e) Financial Instruments, Continued
A debt investment is measured at FVOCI if it meets both of the following conditions and is not designated as at FVTPL:
For investments in equity instruments that are not held for trading, this will depend on whether the Group has made an irrevocable election at the time of initial recognition to account for the equity investment at fair value through other comprehensive income.
All financial assets not classified as measured at amortized cost or FVOCI as described above are measured as at FVTPL. This includes all derivative financial assets. At initial recognition, the Group may irrevocably designate a financial asset that otherwise meets the requirements to be measured at amortized cost or at FVOCI as at FVTPL if doing so eliminates or significantly reduces an accounting mismatch that would otherwise arise.
ii) Financial assets: business model
The Group makes an assessment of the objective of the business model in which a financial asset is held at a portfolio level because this best reflects the way the business is managed and information is provided to management. The information considered includes:
Transfers of financial assets to third parties in transactions that do not qualify for derecognition are not considered sale for this purpose.
A financial asset that is held for trading or is managed and whose performance is evaluated on a fair value basis is measured at FVTPL.
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3. Material Accounting Policies, Continued
(e) Financial Instruments, Continued
iii) Financial assets: Assessment whether contractual cash flows are solely payments of principal and interest
For the purpose of the assessment, “principal” is defined as the fair value of the financial asset on initial recognition. ‘Interest’ is defined as consideration for the time value of money and for the credit risk associated with the principal amount outstanding during a particular period of time and for other basic lending risks and cost (e.g. liquidity risk and administrative costs), as well as profit margin.
In assessing whether the contractual cash flows are solely payments of principal and interest, the Group considers the contractual terms of the instrument. This includes assessing whether the financial asset contains a contractual term that could change the timing or amount of contractual cash flows such that it would not meet this condition. In making this assessment, the Group considers:
A prepayment feature is consistent with the solely payments of principal and interest criterion if the prepayment amount substantially represents unpaid amounts of principal and interest or the principal amount outstanding, which may include reasonable additional compensation for early termination of the contract.
Additionally, for a financial asset acquired at a discount or premium to its contractual par amount, a feature that permits or requires prepayment at an amount that substantially represents the contractual par amount plus accrued but unpaid contractual interest (which may also include reasonable additional compensation for early termination) is treated as consistent with this criterion if the fair value of the prepayment feature is insignificant at initial recognition.
iv) Financial assets: Subsequent measurement and gains and losses
Financial assets at FVTPL |
These assets are subsequently measured at fair value. Net gains and losses, including any interest or dividend income, are recognized in profit or loss. |
Financial assets at amortized cost |
These assets are subsequently measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method. The amortized cost is reduced by impairment losses. Interest income, foreign exchange gains and losses and impairment are recognized in profit or loss. Any gain or loss on derecognition is recognized in profit or loss. |
Debt investments at FVOCI |
These assets are subsequently measured at fair value. Interest income calculated using the effective interest method, foreign exchange gains and losses and impairment are recognized in profit or loss. Other net gains and losses are recognized in OCI. On derecognition, gains and losses accumulated in OCI are reclassified to profit or loss. |
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3. Material Accounting Policies, Continued
(e) Financial Instruments, Continued
Derecognition
The Group derecognizes a financial asset when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the asset expire, it transfers the rights to receive the contractual cash flows of the financial asset in a transaction in which substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of the financial asset are transferred, or it transfers or does not retain substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of a transferred asset, and does not retain control of the transferred asset.
If the Group has retained substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of the transferred asset, the Group continues to recognize the transferred asset.
(ii) Non-derivative financial liabilities
The Group classifies financial liabilities into two categories, financial liabilities at FVTPL and other financial liabilities in accordance with the substance of the contractual arrangement and the definitions of financial liabilities, and recognizes them in the consolidated statement of financial position when the Group becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.
Financial liabilities at FVTPL include financial liabilities held for trading and designated as such upon initial recognition at FVTPL. After initial recognition, financial liabilities at FVTPL are measured at fair value, and changes therein are recognized in profit or loss. Upon initial recognition, transaction costs that are directly attributable to the issuance of financial liabilities are recognized in profit or loss as incurred.
Non-derivative financial liabilities other than financial liabilities classified as at FVTPL are classified as other financial liabilities and measured initially at fair value minus transaction costs that are directly attributable to the issuance of financial liabilities. Subsequent to initial recognition, these financial liabilities are measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method. As of December 31, 2025, non-derivative financial liabilities consist of borrowings, bonds, trade accounts and notes payable, other accounts payable and others.
The Group derecognizes a financial liability when its contractual obligations are discharged, cancelled or expired.
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3. Material Accounting Policies, Continued
(e) Financial Instruments, Continued
(iii) Derivative financial instruments
Derivatives are initially recognized at fair value. Subsequent to initial recognition, derivatives are measured at fair value, and changes therein are accounted for as described below.
Hedge Accounting
If necessary, the Group designates derivatives as hedging items to hedge the risk of changes in the fair value of assets, liabilities or firm commitments (a fair value hedge) and foreign currency risk of highly probable forecasted transactions or firm commitments (a cash flow hedge).
On initial designation of the hedge, the Group’s management formally designates and documents the relationship between the hedging instrument(s) and hedged item(s), including the risk management objectives and strategy in undertaking the hedge transaction, together with the methods that will be used to assess the effectiveness of the hedging relationship, both at the inception of the hedge relationship as well as on an ongoing basis.
i) Fair value hedges
Change in the fair value of a derivative hedging instrument designated as a fair value hedge and the hedged item is recognized in profit or loss, respectively. The gain or loss from remeasuring the hedging instrument at fair value and the gain or loss on the hedged item attributable to the hedged risk are recognized in profit or loss in the same line item of the statement of comprehensive income (loss). The Group discontinues fair value hedge accounting if the hedging instrument expires or is sold, terminated or exercised; or if the hedge no longer meets the criteria for hedge accounting.
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3. Material Accounting Policies, Continued
(e) Financial Instruments, Continued
ii) Cash flow hedges
When a derivative designated as a cash flow hedging instrument meets the criteria of cash flow hedge accounting, the effective portion of changes in the fair value of the derivative is recognized in other comprehensive income and the ineffective portion of changes in the fair value of the derivative is recognized in profit or loss. The Group discontinues cash flow hedge accounting if the hedging instruments expires or is sold, terminated or exercised; or if the hedge no longer meets the criteria for hedge accounting. The cumulative gain or loss on the hedging instrument that has been recognized in other comprehensive income is reclassified to profit or loss in the periods during which the forecasted transaction occurs. If the forecasted transaction is no longer expected to occur, then the balance in other comprehensive income is recognized immediately in profit or loss.
Embedded derivative
Embedded derivatives are separated from the host contract and accounted for separately if the host contract is not a financial asset and certain criteria are met.
Other derivative financial instruments
Other derivative financial instruments are measured at fair value and changes of their fair value are recognized in profit or loss.
(iv) Financial guarantee agreement
A financial guarantee agreement is a contract in which a certain amount of money must be paid to compensate for the loss incurred by the holder due to the failure of a particular debtor to pay on the due date in accordance with the terms of the original contract or the changed terms of the debt product. Financial guarantee contracts are measured at fair value at the time of initial recognition, and after initial recognition, they are measured by the higher of the following and displayed as 'Financial Liabilities' in the consolidated statement of financial position.
- The amount determined in accordance with the expected credit loss model
- The amount initially recognized less, where appropriate, the cumulative amount of income recognized in accordance with Korean IFRS 1115 Revenue from Contracts with Customers
(f) Property, Plant and Equipment
(i) Recognition and measurement
Items of property, plant and equipment are measured at cost less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses. Cost includes an expenditure that is directly attributable to the acquisition of the asset. The cost of self-constructed assets includes the cost of materials and direct labor, any costs directly attributable to bringing the assets to a working condition for their intended use, the costs of dismantling and removing the items and restoring the site on which they are located and borrowing costs on qualifying assets.
The gain or loss arising from the derecognition of an item of property, plant and equipment is determined as the difference between the net disposal proceeds, if any, and the carrying amount of the item and recognized in other non-operating income or other non-operating expenses.
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3. Material Accounting Policies, Continued
(f) Property, Plant and Equipment, Continued
(ii) Subsequent costs
Subsequent expenditure on an item of property, plant and equipment is recognized as part of its cost only if it is probable that future economic benefits associated with the item will flow to the Group and the cost of the item can be measured reliably. The costs of the day-to-day servicing of property, plant and equipment are recognized in profit or loss as incurred.
(iii) Depreciation
Land is not depreciated and depreciation of other items of property, plant and equipment is recognized in profit or loss on a straight-line basis, reflecting the pattern in which the asset's future economic benefits are expected to be consumed by the Group. The residual value of property, plant and equipment is zero.
Typical estimated useful lives of the assets are as follows:
|
Typical estimated useful lives (years) |
Buildings and structures |
20~40 |
Machinery |
4, 5 |
Furniture and fixtures |
4 |
Equipment, tools and vehicles |
2, 4, 12 |
Right-of-use assets |
(*) |
(*) The Group depreciates the right-of-use assets from the commencement date to the earlier of the end of the useful life of the right-of-use asset or the end of the lease term.
Depreciation methods, useful lives and residual values are reviewed at each financial year-end and adjusted if appropriate and any changes are accounted for as changes in accounting estimates.
(g) Borrowing Costs
The Group capitalizes borrowing costs, which includes interests and exchange differences arising from foreign currency borrowings to the extent that they are regarded as an adjustment to interest costs, directly attributable to the acquisition, construction or production of a qualifying asset as part of the cost of that asset. A qualifying asset is an asset that necessarily takes a substantial period of time to get ready for its intended use or sale. To the extent that the borrowings are directly attributable to the purpose of obtaining a qualifying asset, the Group determines the amount of borrowing costs eligible for capitalization as the actual borrowing costs incurred on that borrowing during the period less any investment income on the temporary investment of those borrowings. The Group immediately recognizes other borrowing costs as an expense.
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3. Material Accounting Policies, Continued
(h) Government Grants
In case there is reasonable assurance that the Group will comply with the conditions attached to a government grant, the government grant is recognized as follows:
(i) Grants related to the purchase or construction of assets
A government grant related to the purchase or construction of assets is deducted in calculating the carrying amount of the asset. The grant is recognized in profit or loss over the life of a depreciable asset as a reduced depreciation expense and cash related to grant received is presented in investing activities in the statement of cash flows.
(ii) Grants for compensating the Group’s expenses incurred
A government grant that compensates the Group for expenses incurred is recognized in profit or loss as a deduction from relevant expenses on a systematic basis in the periods in which the expenses are recognized.
(iii) Other government grants
A government grant that becomes receivable for the purpose of giving immediate financial support to the Group with no compensation for expenses or losses already incurred or no future related costs is recognized as other non-operating income of the period in which it becomes receivable.
(i) Intangible Assets
Intangible assets are initially measured at cost. Subsequently, intangible assets are measured at cost less accumulated amortization and accumulated impairment losses.
(i) Goodwill
Goodwill arising from business combinations is recognized as the excess of the acquisition cost of a business over the net fair value of the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed. Any deficit is a bargain purchase that is recognized in profit or loss. Goodwill is measured at cost less accumulated impairment losses.
(ii) Research and development
Expenditure on research activities, undertaken with the prospect of gaining new scientific or technical knowledge and understanding, is recognized in profit or loss as incurred. Development activities involve a plan or design of the production of new or substantially improved products and processes. Development expenditure is capitalized as intangible assets only if the Group can demonstrate all of the following:
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3. Material Accounting Policies, Continued
(i) Intangible Assets, Continued
Development projects are divided into research activities and development activities. Expenditures on research activities are recognized in profit or loss and qualifying development expenditures on development activities are capitalized.
The expenditure capitalized includes the cost of materials, direct labor and overhead costs that are directly attributable to preparing the asset for its intended use and borrowing costs on qualifying assets.
(iii) Other intangible assets
Other intangible assets include intellectual property rights, software, customer relationships, technology, memberships and others. The Group currently has a number of patent license agreements related to product production. When the amount of payments is determined, it is recognized as intangible assets as intellectual property rights and other account payables, respectively, and the intangible assets are amortized on a straight-line basis over the patent license period.
(iv) Subsequent costs
Subsequent expenditures are capitalized only when they increase the future economic benefits embodied in the specific intangible asset to which they relate. All other expenditures, including expenditures on internally generated goodwill and brands, are recognized in profit or loss as incurred.
(v) Amortization
Amortization is calculated on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of intangible assets, other than goodwill, from the date that they are available for use. The residual value of intangible assets is zero. However, as there are no foreseeable limits to the periods over which condominium and golf club memberships are expected to be available for use, these intangible assets are regarded as having indefinite useful lives and not amortized.
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3. Material Accounting Policies, Continued
(i) Intangible Assets, Continued
Typical estimated useful lives of the intangible assets are as follows:
|
Typical estimated useful lives (years) |
Intellectual property rights |
5, 10, (*1) |
Software |
4, (*1) |
Technology |
10 |
Development costs |
(*2) |
Condominium and golf club memberships |
Indefinite |
(*1) Patent royalty (included in intellectual property rights) and software license are amortized over the useful lives considering the contract period.
(*2) Capitalized development costs are amortized over the useful lives considering the life cycle of the developed products.
Amortization periods and the amortization methods for intangible assets with finite useful lives are reviewed at each financial year-end. The useful lives of intangible assets with indefinite useful lives are reviewed at each financial year-end to determine whether events and circumstances continue to support indefinite useful life assessments for those assets. If appropriate, the changes are accounted for as changes in accounting estimates.
(j) Investment Property
Property held to earn rentals or for capital appreciation or both is classified as investment property. Investment properties are initially measured at cost, including transaction costs incurred at the time of acquisition, and subsequently, measured at cost less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment loss.
Subsequent expenditure on an item of investment property is recognized as part of its cost only if it is probable that future economic benefits associated with the item will flow to the Group and the cost of the item can be measured reliably. The carrying amount of those parts that are replaced is derecognized. All other subsequent expenditures are expensed in the period in which it is incurred.
Among investment properties, land is not depreciated, and investment properties except land are depreciated on a straight-line basis by applying 20 years of the building according to the economic depreciation period. Depreciation methods, useful lives and residual values of investment properties are reviewed at each reporting period-end and if appropriate, the changes are accounted for as changes in accounting estimates.
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3. Material Accounting Policies, Continued
(k) Impairment
(i) Financial assets
Financial instruments and contract assets
The Group recognizes loss allowance for financial assets measured at amortized cost and debt investments at FVOCI at the ‘expected credit loss’ (ECL).
The Group recognizes a loss allowance for the life-time expected credit losses except for following, which are measured at 12-month ECLs:
When determining whether the credit risk of a financial asset has increased significantly since initial recognition and when estimating ECLs, the Group considers reasonable and supportable information that is relevant and available without undue cost or effort. This includes both qualitative and quantitative information and analysis, based on the Group’s historical experience and informed credit assessment including forward-looking information.
Lifetime ECLs are the ECLs that result from all possible default events over the expected life of a financial instrument.
12-month ECLs are the portion of the ECLs that result from default events that are possible within the 12 months after the reporting date (or a shorter period if the expected life of the instrument is less than 12 months).
The maximum period considered when estimating ECLs is the maximum contractual period over which the Group is exposed to credit risk.
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3. Material Accounting Policies, Continued
(k) Impairment, Continued
Estimation of expected credit losses
Expected credit losses are a probability-weighted estimate of credit losses. Credit losses are measured using the present value of the difference between the contractual cash flows and the expected contractual cash flows. The expected credit losses are discounted using effective interest rate of the financial assets.
Credit-impaired financial assets
At each reporting period-end, the Group assesses whether financial assets carried at amortized cost and debt instruments at FVOCI are credit-impaired. A financial asset is ‘credit-impaired’ when one or more events that have a detrimental impact on the estimated future cash flows of the financial asset have occurred.
Evidence that a financial asset is credit-impaired includes the following observable data:
Presentation of loss allowance for ECL in the consolidated statement of financial position
Loss allowances for financial assets measured at amortized cost are deducted from the gross carrying amount of the assets. For debt instruments at FVOCI, the loss allowance is charged to profit or loss and is recognized in OCI instead of reducing the carrying amount of financial assets in the consolidated statement of financial position.
Write-off
The gross carrying amount of a financial asset is written off when the Group has no reasonable expectations for recovering the financial asset in its entirety or a portion thereof. The Group assess whether there are reasonable expectations of recovering the contractual cash flows from customers and individually assess the timing and amount of write-off. The Group expects no significant recovery from the amount written-off. However, financial assets that are written off could still be subject to enforcement activities in order to comply with the Group’s procedures for recovery of amounts due.
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3. Material Accounting Policies, Continued
(k) Impairment, Continued
(ii) Non-financial assets
The carrying amounts of the Group’s non-financial assets, other than assets arising from employee benefits, inventories and deferred tax assets, are reviewed at each reporting date to determine whether there is any indication of impairment. If any such indication exists, then the asset’s recoverable amount is estimated. For goodwill, and intangible assets that have indefinite useful lives or that are not yet available for use, irrespective of whether there is any indication of impairment, the recoverable amount is estimated each year.
Recoverable amount is estimated for the individual asset. If it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of the individual asset, the Group determines the recoverable amount of the cash‑generating unit to which the asset belongs. The cash‑generating unit (“CGU”) is the smallest group of assets that includes the asset and generates cash inflows that are largely independent of the cash inflows from other assets or groups of assets. In identifying whether cash inflows from an asset or group of assets are largely independent of the cash inflows from other assets or groups of assets, the Group considers various factors including how management monitors the entity’s operations or how management makes decisions about continuing or disposing of the entity’s assets and operations. Goodwill arising from a business combination is allocated to CGUs or groups of CGUs that are expected to benefit from the synergies of the combination. The recoverable amount of an asset or cash-generating unit is determined as the greater of its value in use and its fair value less costs to sell. In assessing value in use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a discount rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset or CGU. Fair value less costs to sell is based on the best information available to reflect the amount that the Group could obtain from the disposal of the asset in an arm's length transaction between knowledgeable, willing parties, after deducting the costs of disposal.
An impairment loss is recognized if the carrying amount of an asset or its CGU exceeds its estimated recoverable amount. Impairment losses are recognized in profit or loss. Impairment losses recognized in respect of a CGU are allocated first to reduce the carrying amount of any goodwill allocated to the unit, and then to reduce the carrying amounts of the other assets in the unit on a pro rata basis.
In respect of assets other than goodwill, impairment losses recognized in prior periods are assessed at each reporting date for any indications that the loss has decreased or no longer exists. An impairment loss is reversed if there has been a change in the estimates used to determine the recoverable amount. An impairment loss is reversed only to the extent that the asset’s carrying amount does not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined, net of accumulated depreciation or amortization, if no impairment loss had been recognized from the acquisition cost. An impairment loss in respect of goodwill is not reversed.
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3. Material Accounting Policies, Continued
(l) Leases
A contract is, or contains, a lease if the contract conveys the right to control the use of an identified asset for a period of time in exchange for consideration.
(i) As a lessee
At commencement or on modification of a contract that contains a lease component, the Group allocates the consideration in the contract to each lease and non-lease component on the basis of its relative stand-alone price. For certain leases, the Group accounts for the lease and non-lease components as a single lease component by applying the practical expedient not to separate non-lease components.
The Group recognizes a right-of-use asset and lease liability at the lease commencement date. The right-of-use asset is initially measured at cost, which comprises the initial amount of the lease liability adjusted for any lease payments made at or before the commencement date, plus any initial direct costs incurred and an estimate of costs to dismantle and remove the underlying asset or to restore the underlying asset or the site on which it is located less any lease incentives received.
The right-of-use asset is subsequently depreciated using the straight-line method from the commencement date to the end of the lease term, unless the lease transfers ownership of the underlying asset to the Group by the end of the lease term or the cost of the right-of-use asset reflects that the Group will exercise a purchase option. In that case, the right-of-use asset will be depreciated over the useful life of the underlying asset, which is determined on the same basis as those of property and equipment. In addition, the right-of-use asset is periodically reduced by impairment losses, if any, and adjusted for certain remeasurements of the lease liability.
The lease liability is initially measured at the present value of the lease payments that are not paid at the commencement date, discounted using the interest rate implicit in the lease or, if that rate cannot be readily determined, the Group’s incremental borrowing rate. Generally, the Group uses its incremental borrowing rate as the discount rate.
The Group determines its incremental borrowing rate by obtaining interest rates from various external financing sources and makes certain adjustments to reflect the terms of the lease and type of the asset leased.
Lease payments included in the measurement of the lease liability comprise the following:
- fixed payments, including in-substance fixed payments;
- variable lease payments that depend on an index or a rate, initially measured using the index or rate as at the commencement date;
- amounts expected to be payable under a residual value guarantee; and
- the exercise price under a purchase option that the Group is reasonably certain to exercise, lease payments in an optional renewal period if the Group is reasonably certain to exercise an extension option, and penalties for early termination of a lease unless the Group is reasonably certain not to terminate early.
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3. Material Accounting Policies, Continued
(l) Leases, Continued
The lease liability is measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method. It is remeasured when there is a change in future lease payments arising from a change in an index or rate, if there is a change in the Group’s estimate of the amount expected to be payable under a residual value guarantee, if the Group changes its assessment of whether it will exercise a purchase, extension or termination option or if there is a revised in-substance fixed lease payment.
When the lease liability is remeasured, the Group recognizes the amount of the remeasurement of the lease liability as an adjustment to the right-of-use asset. However, if the carrying amount of the right-of-use asset is reduced to zero and there is a further reduction in the measurement of the lease liability, the Group recognizes any remaining amount of the remeasurement in profit or loss.
The Group presents right-of-use assets that do not meet the definition of investment property in ‘property, plant and equipment’ and lease liabilities in ‘financial liabilities’ in the consolidated statement of financial position.
The Group has elected not to recognize right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for leases of low-value assets and short-term leases. The Group recognizes the lease payments associated with these leases as an expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
(ii) As a lessor
When the Group acts as a lessor, it determines at lease inception whether each lease is a finance lease or an operating lease.
To classify each lease, the Group makes an overall assessment of whether the lease transfers substantially all of the risks and rewards incidental to ownership of the underlying asset. If the lease transfers substantially all of the risks and rewards incidental to ownership of the underlying asset, then the lease is a finance lease; if not, then it is an operating lease. As part of this assessment, the Group considers certain indicators such as whether the lease is for the major part of the economic life of the asset.
When the Group is an intermediate lessor, it accounts for its interests in the head lease and the sub-lease separately. It assesses the lease classification of a sub-lease with reference to the right-of-use asset arising from the head lease, not with reference to the underlying asset. If a head lease is a short-term lease to which the Group applies the exemption described above, then it classifies the sub-lease as an operating lease.
Contracts may contain both lease and non-lease components. The Group allocates the consideration in the contract to the lease and non-lease components based on their relative stand-alone prices.
At the commencement date, the Group recognizes assets held under a finance lease in its consolidated statement of financial position and present them as a receivable at an amount equal to the net investment in the lease and recognize finance income over the lease term, based on a pattern reflecting a constant periodic rate of return on the lessor’s net investment in the lease.
The Group recognizes lease payments received under operating leases as income on a straight-line basis over the lease term as part of ‘other revenue’.
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3. Material Accounting Policies, Continued
(m) Provisions
A provision is recognized as a result of a past event, if the Group has a present legal or constructive obligation that can be estimated reliably, and it is probable that an outflow of economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation.
The risks and uncertainties that inevitably surround events and circumstances are taken into account in reaching the best estimate of a provision. Where the effect of the time value of money is material, provisions are determined at the present value of the expected future cash flows. The unwinding of the discount is recognized as finance cost.
Provisions are reviewed at the end of each reporting period and adjusted to reflect the current best estimate. If it is no longer probable that an outflow of resources embodying economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation, the provision is reversed.
The Group recognizes a liability for warranty obligations based on the estimated costs expected to be incurred under its basic limited warranty. This warranty covers defective products and is normally applicable for a warranty period from the date of purchase. These liabilities are accrued when product revenues are recognized. Factors that affect the Group’s warranty liability include historical and anticipated rates of warranty claims on those repairs and cost per claim to satisfy the Group’s warranty obligation. Warranty costs primarily include raw materials and labor costs. As these factors are impacted by actual experience and future expectations, management periodically assesses the adequacy of its recorded warranty liabilities and adjusts the amounts as necessary. Accrued warranty obligations are included in the current and non-current provisions.
Liabilities for loss contingencies arising from claims, assessments, litigation, fines, penalties and other sources, are recorded when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the assessment and/or remediation can be reasonably estimated.
(n) Non-current Assets (liabilities) Held for Sale
Non-current assets, or disposal groups comprising assets and liabilities, are classified as held-for-sale if it is highly probable that they will be recovered primarily from sale rather than through continuing use. In order to be classified as held for sale, the asset (or disposal group) is available for immediate sale in its present condition and its sale is highly probable. The assets (or disposal groups) that are classified as non-current assets (liabilities) held for sale are measured at the lower of their carrying amount and fair value less costs to sell on initial classification. The Group recognizes an impairment loss for any subsequent decrease in fair value of the asset (or disposal group) for which an impairment loss was recognized on initial classification as held-for-sale and a gain for any subsequent increase in fair value in profit or losses, up to the cumulative impairment loss previously recognized.
The Group does not depreciate a non-current asset while it is classified as held for sale or while it is part of a disposal group classified as held for sale.
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3. Material Accounting Policies, Continued
(o) Employee Benefits
(i) Short-term employee benefits
Short-term employee benefits that are due to be settled within twelve months after the end of the period in which the employees render the related service are recognized in profit or loss on an undiscounted basis. The expected cost of profit-sharing and bonus plans and others are recognized when the Group has a present legal or constructive obligation to make payments as a result of past events and a reliable estimate of the obligation can be made.
(ii) Other long-term employee benefits
The Group’s net obligation in respect of long-term employee benefits other than pension plans is the amount of future benefit that employees have earned in return for their service in the current and prior periods.
(iii) Defined contribution plan
A defined contribution plan is a post-employment benefit plan under which an entity pays fixed contributions into a separate entity and will have no legal or constructive obligation to pay further amounts. Obligations for contributions to defined contribution pension plans are recognized as an employee benefit expense in profit or loss in the period during which services are rendered by employees.
(iv) Defined benefit plan
A defined benefit plan is a post-employment benefit plan other than defined contribution plans. The Group’s net obligation in respect of its defined benefit plan is calculated by estimating the amount of future benefit that employees have earned in return for their service in the current and prior periods; that benefit is discounted to determine its present value. The fair value of any plan assets is deducted.
The calculation is performed annually by an independent actuary using the projected unit credit method. The discount rate is the yield at the reporting date on high quality corporate bonds that have maturity dates approximating the terms of the Group’s obligations and that are denominated in the same currency in which the benefits are expected to be paid. The Group recognizes remeasurement gains and losses arising from experience adjustments and changes in actuarial assumptions related to the defined benefit plans in other comprehensive income and transfers immediately to retained earnings.
The Group determines the net interest expense (income) on the net defined benefit liability (asset) for the period by applying the discount rate used to measure the defined benefit obligation at the beginning of the annual period to the then-net defined benefit liability (asset), taking into account any changes in the net defined benefit liability (asset) during the period as a result of contributions and benefit payments. Consequently, the net interest on the net defined benefit liability (asset) includes the following components: interest cost on the defined benefit obligation, interest income on plan assets, and interest on the effect of the asset ceiling.
When the benefits of a plan are changed or when a plan is curtailed, the resulting change in benefit that relates to past service or the gain or loss on curtailment is recognized immediately in profit or loss. The Group recognizes gains and losses on the settlement of a defined benefit plan when the settlement occurs.
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3. Material Accounting Policies, Continued
(o) Employee Benefits, Continued
(v) Termination benefits
The Group recognizes expense for termination benefits at the earlier of the date when the entity can no longer withdraw the offer of those benefits and when the entity recognizes costs for a restructuring involving the payment of termination benefits. If the termination benefits are not expected to be settled wholly before twelve months after the end of the annual reporting period, the Group measures the termination benefit with present value of future cash payments.
(p) Revenue from contracts with customers
Revenue from the sale of goods in the course of ordinary activities is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, net of estimated returns, trade discounts, volume rebates and other cash incentives paid to customers.
The Group recognizes revenue according to the five stage revenue recognition model (①Identifying the contract→② Identifying performance obligations →③ Determining transaction price→④ Allocating the transaction price to performance obligations →⑤ Recognizing revenue for performance obligations).
The Group generates revenue primarily from sale of display panels. Product revenue is recognized when a customer obtains control over the Group’s products, which typically occurs upon shipment or delivery depending on the terms of the contracts with the customer.
The Group includes return option in the sales contract of display panels with its customers and the consideration receivable from the customer is subject to change due to returns. The Group estimates an amount of variable consideration by using the expected value method with which the Group expects to better predict the amount of consideration. The Group includes in the transaction price an amount of variable consideration estimated only to the extent that it is highly probable that a significant reversal in the amount of cumulative revenue recognized will not occur during the return period when the uncertainty associated with the variable consideration is subsequently resolved. The Group recognizes a refund liability and an asset for its right to recover products from customers if the Group receives consideration from a customer and expects to refund some or all of that consideration to the customer. Sales taxes or value-added taxes collected from customers and remitted to governmental authorities are accounted for on a net basis and are excluded from revenues in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income (loss).
(q) Operating Segments
An operating segment is a component of the Group that: 1) engages in business activities from which it may earn revenues and incur expenses, including revenues and expenses that relate to transactions with other components of the group, 2) whose operating results are reviewed regularly by the Group’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) in order to allocate resources and assess its performance, and 3) for which discrete financial information is available. Management has determined that the CODM of the Group is the Board of Directors. The CODM does not receive and therefore does not review discrete financial information for any component of the Group. Consequently, no operating segment information is included in these consolidated financial statements. Entity wide disclosures of geographic and product revenue information are provided in Note 18 to these consolidated financial statements.
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3. Material Accounting Policies, Continued
(r) Finance Income and Finance Costs
Finance income includes interest income on funds invested (including debt instruments measured at FVOCI), dividend income, gains on disposal of debt instruments measured at FVOCI and changes in fair value of financial instruments at FVTPL. Interest income is recognized as it accrues in profit or loss, using the effective interest method. Dividend income is recognized in profit or loss on the date that the Group’s right to receive payment is established.
Finance costs include interest expense on borrowings, unwinding of the discount on provisions, gain and losses from financial instruments measured at FVTPL and impairment losses recognized on financial assets. Borrowing costs directly attributable to the acquisition, construction or production of a qualifying asset are capitalized as part of the cost of that asset.
(s) Income Tax
Income tax expense comprises current and deferred tax. Current tax and deferred tax are recognized in profit or loss except to the extent that it relates to a business combination, or items recognized directly in equity or in other comprehensive income.
(i) Current tax
Current tax comprises the expected tax payable or receivable on the taxable profit or loss for the year, using tax rates enacted or substantively enacted at the reporting date and any adjustment to tax payable in respect of previous years. The amount of current tax payable or receivable is the best estimate of the tax amount expected to be paid or received that reflects uncertainty related to income taxes, if any. The taxable profit is different from the accounting profit for the period since the taxable profit is calculated excluding the temporary differences, which will be taxable or deductible in determining taxable profit (tax loss) of future periods, and non-taxable or non-deductible items from the accounting profit.
(ii) Deferred tax
Deferred tax is recognized, using the asset and liability method, in respect of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for taxation purposes. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured at the tax rates that are expected to apply to the period when the asset is realized or the liability is settled, based on tax rates and tax laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the end of the reporting period. The measurement of deferred tax liabilities and deferred tax assets reflects the tax consequences that would follow from the manner in which the Group expects, at the end of the reporting period, to recover or settle the carrying amount of its assets and liabilities.
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3. Material Accounting Policies, Continued
(s) Income Tax, Continued
The Group recognizes a deferred tax liability for all taxable temporary differences associated with investments in subsidiaries and associates, except to the extent that the Group is able to control the timing of the reversal of the temporary differences and it is probable that the temporary differences will not reverse in the foreseeable future. A deferred tax asset is recognized for all deductible temporary differences to the extent that it is probable that the differences relating to investments in subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures will reverse in the foreseeable future and taxable profit will be available against which the temporary difference can be utilized.
The Group reviews the carrying amount of deferred tax assets at the end of each reporting period, considering the likelihood of generating taxable income against which temporary differences, unused tax loss carryforwards, and tax credit carryforwards can be utilized. The potential taxable income is estimated based on business plans approved by management, historical experience of taxable income estimates, and tax policies including the transfer pricing of the Group. Additionally, future taxable income includes the anticipated permanent differences, considering the realization effect of temporary differences consistent with the business plan and the dividend policy of the Group. The Group recognizes deferred tax assets to the extent that it is probable that sufficient taxable income will be generated in the future, or there are sufficient taxable temporary differences available to utilize unused tax losses, etc.
The Group offsets deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities if, and only if the Group has a legally enforceable right to set off current tax assets against current tax liabilities and the deferred tax assets and the deferred tax liabilities relate to income taxes levied by the same taxation authority on either the same taxable entity or different taxable entities which intend either to settle current tax liabilities and assets on a net basis, or to realize the assets and settle the liabilities simultaneously.
(t) Earnings Per Share
The Controlling Company presents basic and diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) data for its common shares. Basic EPS is calculated by dividing the profit or loss attributable to common shareholders of the Controlling Company by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted EPS is determined by adjusting the profit or loss attributable to common shareholders and the weighted average number of common shares outstanding, adjusted for the effects of all dilutive potential common shares such as convertible bonds and others.
(u) Accounting standards and Interpretation issued and adopted by the Group
The Group has applied the following standards and amendments for the first time for their annual reporting period commencing January 1, 2025.
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3. Material Accounting Policies, Continued
(u) Accounting standards and Interpretation issued and adopted by the Group, Continued
(i) Amendments to Korean IFRS 1021 Effect of Exchange Rate Fluctuations, Amendments to Korean IFRS 1101 First Adoption of International Generally Accepted Accounting Principles Adopted by Korea - Lack of exchangeability
The amendment requires the entity to disclose the relevant information when an entity estimates a spot exchange rate because the exchangeability between two currencies is lacking. The amendments do not have a significant impact on the consolidated financial statements.
(v) New standards and interpretations not yet adopted by the Group
The following new accounting standards and interpretations have been published that are not mandatory for December 31, 2025 reporting periods and have not been early adopted by the Group.
(i) Amendments to Korean IFRS 1109 Financial Instruments, Amendments to Korean IFRS 1107 Financial Instruments: Disclosure
Korean IFRS 1109 Financial Instruments and Korean IFRS 1107 Financial Instruments: Disclosures have been amended to respond to recent questions arising in practice, and to include new requirements. The amendments should be applied for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2026, and earlier application is permitted. The Group is currently reviewing the impact of the amendment on the consolidated financial statements.
(ii) Annual Improvement to Korean IFRS - Volume 11
Annual Improvements to Korean IFRS - Volume 11 should be applied for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2026, and earlier application is permitted. The Group does not expect the amendments to have a significant impact on the financial statements.
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3. Material Accounting Policies, Continued
(v) New standards and interpretations not yet adopted by the Group, Continued
(iii) Amendments to Korean IFRS 1109 Financial Instruments, Amendments to Korean IFRS 1107 Financial Instruments: Disclosure – nature-dependent electricity contracts
Korean IFRS 1109 Financial Instruments and Korean IFRS 1107 Financial Instruments: Disclosure have been amended to clarify the financial effects of nature-dependent electricity contracts, which are often structured as power purchase agreements, including new disclosure requirements to enable investors to understand the effect of these contracts on a Group's financial performance and cash flows. These amendments are required to be applied for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2026 and earlier application is permitted. The amendments do not have a significant impact on the financial statements.
(iv) Standards to Korean IFRS 1118 Presentation and Disclosure in Financial Statements
Korean IFRS 1118 Presentation and Disclosure in Financial Statements replaces Korean IFRS 1001 Presentation of Financial Statements. The new presentation requirements introduced in Korean IFRS 1118 will increase comparability of the financial performance of similar entities, especially related to how ‘operating profit or loss’ is defined. The new disclosure requirements for ‘management-defined performance measures’ will enhance transparency.
The amendments should be applied for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2027, and earlier application is permitted. In accordance with the retrospective application requirements, comparative information for the year ended December 31, 2026, shall be restated under Korean IFRS 1118.
The Group has not yet adopted Korean IFRS 1118 and is in the process of determining the impact on the Group of applying Korean IFRS 1118. Adoption of the standard is not expected to have an impact on the Group’s net profit or loss; however, it will require revenues and expenses in the income statements to be classified into new categories, which is expected to have an impact on the calculation and presentation of operating profit (loss).
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LG DISPLAY CO., LTD. |
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Separate Statements of Financial Position |
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As of December 31, 2025 and 2024 |
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
(In millions of won) |
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|
December 31, 2025 |
|
December 31, 2024 |
Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
W |
248,729 |
|
238,477 |
Trade accounts and notes receivable, net |
|
|
3,140,538 |
|
4,964,594 |
Other accounts receivable, net |
|
|
169,179 |
|
215,920 |
Other current financial assets |
|
|
77,249 |
|
320,071 |
Inventories, net |
|
|
1,793,510 |
|
1,786,678 |
Prepaid income tax |
|
|
1,585 |
|
2,492 |
Assets held for sale |
|
|
- |
|
1,016,645 |
Other current assets |
|
|
86,341 |
|
102,518 |
Total current assets |
|
|
5,517,131 |
|
8,647,395 |
Deposits in banks |
|
|
11 |
|
11 |
Investments, net |
|
|
3,810,085 |
|
3,939,474 |
Other non-current accounts receivable, net |
|
5,029 |
|
9,679 |
|
Other non-current financial assets |
|
|
93,508 |
|
123,523 |
Property, plant and equipment, net |
|
|
10,298,784 |
|
11,913,336 |
Intangible assets, net |
|
|
1,427,602 |
|
1,485,789 |
Investment property |
|
|
18,031 |
|
27,911 |
Deferred tax assets, net |
|
|
3,422,353 |
|
3,474,990 |
Defined benefit assets, net |
|
|
198,288 |
|
160,564 |
Other non-current assets |
|
|
20,300 |
|
16,379 |
Total non-current assets |
|
|
19,293,991 |
|
21,151,656 |
Total assets |
|
W |
24,811,122 |
|
29,799,051 |
Liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
Trade accounts and notes payable |
|
W |
9,711,618 |
|
12,011,544 |
Current financial liabilities |
|
|
3,870,697 |
|
5,866,670 |
Other accounts payable |
|
|
1,151,778 |
|
1,438,724 |
Accrued expenses |
|
|
589,096 |
|
483,236 |
Provisions |
|
|
85,559 |
|
103,962 |
Advances received |
|
|
29,058 |
|
899,164 |
Other current liabilities |
|
|
68,662 |
|
62,195 |
Total current liabilities |
|
|
15,506,468 |
|
20,865,495 |
Non-current financial liabilities |
|
|
4,992,576 |
|
4,308,608 |
Non-current provisions |
|
|
55,345 |
|
60,908 |
Long-term advances received |
|
|
- |
|
220,500 |
Other non-current liabilities |
|
|
485,028 |
|
547,742 |
Total non-current liabilities |
|
|
5,532,949 |
|
5,137,758 |
Total liabilities |
|
W |
21,039,417 |
|
26,003,253 |
Equity |
|
|
|
|
|
Share capital |
|
W |
2,500,000 |
|
2,500,000 |
Share premium |
|
|
2,821,006 |
|
2,821,006 |
Accumulated deficit |
|
|
(1,549,301) |
|
(1,525,208) |
Total equity |
|
|
3,771,705 |
|
3,795,798 |
Total liabilities and equity |
|
W |
24,811,122 |
|
29,799,051 |
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|
|
|
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LG DISPLAY CO., LTD. |
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Separate Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) |
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For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
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|
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(In millions of won, except earnings (loss) per share amounts) |
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|
|
|
|
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|
|
2025 |
|
2024 |
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Revenue |
W |
24,115,926 |
|
25,178,688 |
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Cost of sales |
|
(22,504,496) |
|
(24,476,213) |
|||||
Gross profit |
|
1,611,430 |
|
702,475 |
|||||
Selling expenses |
|
(217,976) |
|
(294,153) |
|||||
Administrative expenses |
|
(618,821) |
|
(781,822) |
|||||
Research and development expenses |
|
(1,398,768) |
|
(1,427,125) |
|||||
Operating loss |
|
(624,135) |
|
(1,800,625) |
|||||
Finance income |
|
541,659 |
|
704,770 |
|||||
Finance costs |
|
(753,505) |
|
(1,254,153) |
|||||
Other non-operating income |
|
2,448,448 |
|
1,702,506 |
|||||
Other non-operating expenses |
|
(1,649,334) |
|
(2,439,989) |
|||||
Loss before income tax |
|
(36,867) |
|
(3,087,491) |
|||||
Income tax benefit (expense) |
|
(61,338) |
|
52,755 |
|||||
Loss for the period |
|
(98,205) |
|
(3,034,736) |
|||||
Other comprehensive income (loss) |
|
|
|
||||||
Items that will never be reclassified to profit or loss |
|||||||||
Remeasurements of net defined benefit liabilities |
74,112 |
|
(131,835) |
||||||
Other comprehensive income (loss) for the period, net of income tax |
74,112 |
|
(131,835) |
||||||
Total comprehensive loss for the period |
W |
(24,093) |
|
(3,166,571) |
|||||
Loss per share (in won) |
|
|
|
|
|||||
Basic loss per share |
W |
(196) |
|
(6,440) |
|||||
Diluted loss per share |
W |
(196) |
|
(6,440) |
|||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LG DISPLAY CO., LTD. |
||||||
Separate Statements of Changes in Equity |
||||||
For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 |
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Share capital |
Share premium |
Retained earnings (Accumulated deficit) |
Other capital |
Total equity |
(In millions of won) |
|
|||||
Balances at January 1, 2024 |
W |
1,789,079 |
2,251,113 |
1,641,363 |
- |
5,681,555 |
Total comprehensive income (loss) for the period |
||||||
Loss for the period |
|
- |
- |
(3,034,736) |
- |
(3,034,736) |
Other comprehensive income (loss) |
||||||
Remeasurements of net defined benefit liabilities |
- |
- |
(131,835) |
- |
(131,835) |
|
Total comprehensive loss for the period |
W |
- |
- |
(3,166,571) |
- |
(3,166,571) |
Transaction with owners, recognized directly in equity |
||||||
Capital increase |
|
710,921 |
569,893 |
- |
- |
1,280,814 |
Balances at December 31, 2024 |
W |
2,500,000 |
2,821,006 |
(1,525,208) |
- |
3,795,798 |
Balances at January 1, 2025 |
W |
2,500,000 |
2,821,006 |
(1,525,208) |
- |
3,795,798 |
Total comprehensive income (loss) for the period |
||||||
Loss for the period |
|
- |
- |
(98,205) |
- |
(98,205) |
Other comprehensive income (loss) |
||||||
Remeasurements of net defined benefit liabilities |
- |
- |
74,112 |
- |
74,112 |
|
Total comprehensive loss for the period |
W |
- |
- |
(24,093) |
- |
(24,093) |
Balances at December 31, 2025 |
W |
2,500,000 |
2,821,006 |
(1,549,301) |
- |
3,771,705 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LG DISPLAY CO., LTD. |
|
|
|
|
||||||
Separate Statements of Cash Flows |
|
|
|
|
||||||
For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 |
|
|
|
|
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In millions of won) |
|
2025 |
|
2024 |
||||||
Cash flows from (used in) operating activities: |
|
|
|
|
||||||
Cash generated from operations |
W |
862,685 |
|
724,337 |
||||||
Income taxes paid |
|
(15,213) |
|
(12,900) |
||||||
Interest received |
|
16,826 |
|
20,559 |
||||||
Interest paid |
|
(502,485) |
|
(634,631) |
||||||
Cash flows from operating activities |
|
361,813 |
|
97,365 |
||||||
Cash flows from (used in) investing activities: |
|
|
|
|
||||||
Dividends received |
|
153,647 |
|
228,833 |
||||||
Proceeds from withdrawal of deposits in banks |
|
- |
|
20,000 |
||||||
Proceeds from disposal of financial assets at fair value through profit or loss |
2,872 |
|
5,185 |
|||||||
Acquisition of investments |
|
(152,161) |
|
(979,633) |
||||||
Proceeds from disposal of investments |
|
240,441 |
|
942,708 |
||||||
Proceeds from disposal of assets held for sale |
|
1,987,488 |
|
- |
||||||
Acquisition of property, plant and equipment |
|
(891,075) |
|
(1,380,057) |
||||||
Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment |
|
120,634 |
|
248,271 |
||||||
Acquisition of intangible assets |
|
(728,489) |
|
(745,033) |
||||||
Proceeds from disposal of intangible assets |
|
1,918 |
|
6,257 |
||||||
Proceeds from settlement of derivatives |
|
157,984 |
|
274,173 |
||||||
Decrease in short-term loans |
|
21,558 |
|
19,697 |
||||||
Increase in deposits |
|
- |
|
(1,019) |
||||||
Decrease in deposits |
|
1,805 |
|
593 |
||||||
Proceeds from disposal of greenhouse gas emission permits |
|
1,742 |
|
14,394 |
||||||
Cash flows from (used in) investing activities: |
|
918,364 |
|
(1,345,631) |
||||||
Cash flows from (used in) financing activities: |
|
|
|
|
||||||
Proceeds from short-term borrowings |
|
4,367,572 |
|
5,496,777 |
||||||
Repayments of short-term borrowings |
|
(4,583,942) |
|
(4,740,405) |
||||||
Repayments of current portion of bonds |
|
(612,000) |
|
(370,000) |
||||||
Proceeds from long-term borrowings |
|
2,607,073 |
|
2,114,901 |
||||||
Repayments of current portion of long-term borrowings |
|
(3,003,026) |
|
(2,622,312) |
||||||
Payment guarantee fee received |
|
6,290 |
|
7,427 |
||||||
Repayments of payment guarantee fee |
|
- |
|
(1,114) |
||||||
Capital increase |
|
- |
|
1,292,455 |
||||||
Transaction cost from capital increase |
|
- |
|
(11,641) |
||||||
Repayments of security deposits received |
|
(40,500) |
|
- |
||||||
Payments of lease liabilities |
|
(11,392) |
|
(13,847) |
||||||
Cash flows from (used in) financing activities |
|
(1,269,925) |
|
1,152,241 |
||||||
Net increase(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
|
10,252 |
|
(96,025) |
||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at January 1 |
|
238,477 |
|
334,502 |
||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at December 31 |
W |
248,729 |
|
238,477 |
||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1. Organization and Description of Business
LG Display Co., Ltd. (the "Company") was incorporated in February 1985 and the Company has been a public corporation listed on the Korea Exchange since 2004. The main business of the Company is to manufacture and sell displays and its related products. As of December 31, 2025, the Company operates Thin Film Transistor Liquid Crystal Display (“TFT-LCD”) and Organic Light Emitting Diode (“OLED”) panel manufacturing plants in Gumi, Paju and China and TFT-LCD and OLED module manufacturing plants in Gumi, Paju, China and Vietnam. The Company is domiciled in the Republic of Korea with its address at 128 Yeoui-daero, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul. As of December 31, 2025, LG Electronics Inc., a major shareholder of the Company, owns 36.72% (183,593,206 shares) of the Company’s common stock.
As of December 31, 2025, 500,000,000 shares of the Company's common stock are listed on the Korea Exchange under the identifying code 034220, and 35,191,892 American Depositary Shares ("ADSs"; 2 ADSs represent one share of common stock) are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "LPL".
2. Basis of Presenting Financial Statements
(a) Application of accounting standards
In accordance with the Act on External Audits of Stock Companies, Etc., these separate financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Korean International Financial Reporting Standards (“K-IFRS”).
These financial statements are separate financial statements prepared in accordance with K-IFRS No.1027, Separate Financial Statements, presented by a parent, an investor in an associate or a venture in a joint ventures, in which the investments are accounted for on the basis of the direct equity interest rather than on the basis of the reported results and net assets of the investees.
The separate financial statements were authorized for issuance by the Board of Directors on January 27, 2026, which will be submitted for approval to the shareholders’ meeting to be held on March 19, 2026.
(b) Basis of Measurement
The separate financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis except for the following material items in the separate statement of financial position:
(c) Functional and Presentation Currency
Items included in the financial statements are measured using the currency of the primary economic environment in which each entity operates (the “functional currency"). The separate financial statements are presented in Korean won, which is the Company’s functional currency.
2. Basis of Presenting Financial Statements, Continued
(d) Estimates and Judgments
As the resulting accounting estimates will, by definition, seldom equal the related actual results, they can contain a significant risk of causing a material adjustment.
Estimates and assumptions are continuously evaluated, taking into account future events that are reasonably predictable in light of past experiences and current situations. Changes in accounting estimates are recognized during the period which the estimates have been changed and the future periods to be affected.
The estimates and assumptions that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next financial year are discussed below. Additional information of significant judgment and assumptions of certain items are included in relevant notes.
(i) Impairment of Non-financial assets
The recoverable amount of a non-financial assets is determined as the greater of its value in use and its fair value less costs to sell.
(ii) Income Tax
The Company’s taxable income generated from these operations are subject to income taxes based on tax laws and interpretations of tax authorities in numerous jurisdictions. There are many transactions and calculations for which the ultimate tax determination is uncertain. The Company estimates the income tax effects expected to be incurred in the future as a result of its operating activities up to the end of the reporting period and recognizes them as current and deferred income taxes. However, the actual future income tax burden may not match the recognized related assets and liabilities, and such differences may affect the current and deferred income tax assets and liabilities at the time the expected income tax effects are realized.
In addition, deferred tax assets are recognized to the extent that it is probable that taxable income will be generated during the periods when temporary differences, unused tax losses, and tax credits are realized. Significant judgments are made to determine the book value of deferred tax assets that can be recognized based on the timing and level of future taxable income.
(iii) Net defined benefit liabilities (defined benefit assets)
The present value of defined benefit obligations can vary depending on various factors determined by actuarial methods. The assumptions applied to determine the net cost (profit) of retirement benefits include the discount rate, which represents the interest rate that should be applied to determine the present value of the estimated future cash outflows expected to occur upon the settlement of defined benefit obligations. An appropriate discount rate is determined by considering the yield on high-quality corporate bonds with maturities similar to the duration of the related pension liabilities, expressed in the currency in which the pension is paid. Other key assumptions related to defined benefit obligations are based on current market conditions.
During the reporting period, the Company changed the discount rate calculation method among the actuarial assumptions for the projected unit credit method to more reasonably determine the defined benefit obligation (Note 13).
3. Material Accounting Policies
The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these separate financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all the years presented, unless otherwise stated.
(a) Interest in subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures
These separate financial statements are prepared and presented in accordance with K-IFRS No.1027, Separate Financial Statements. The Company applied the cost method to investments in subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures. Dividends from subsidiaries, associates or joint ventures are recognized in profit or loss when the right to receive the dividend is established.
(b) Foreign Currency Translation
Transactions in foreign currencies are translated to the functional currency of the Company at exchange rates at the dates of the transactions. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated to the functional currency at the exchange rate at the end of each reporting period. Non-monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies that are measured at fair value are translated to the functional currency at the exchange rate at the date that the fair value was determined. Foreign currency differences arising on translation are recognized in profit or loss, except for differences arising on an investment in equity instruments designated as at FVOCI and a financial asset and liability designated as a cash flow hedge, which are recognized in other comprehensive income. Exchange differences arising on the settlement of monetary items or on translating monetary items at rates different from those at which they were translated on initial recognition are recognized in profit or loss in the period in which they arise. Foreign currency differences arising from assets and liabilities in relation to the investing and financing activities including borrowings, bonds and cash and cash equivalents are recognized in finance income (costs) in the separate statement of comprehensive income (loss) and foreign currency differences arising from assets and liabilities in relation to activities other than investing and financing activities are recognized in other non-operating income (expense) in the separate statement of comprehensive income (loss). Foreign currency differences are presented in gross amounts in the separate statement of comprehensive income (loss).
(c) Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents include all cash balances and short-term highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less that are readily convertible into known amounts of cash.
(d) Inventories
Inventories are measured at the lower of cost and net realizable value. The cost of inventories is based on the weighted-average method, and includes expenditures incurred in acquiring the inventories, production or conversion costs and other costs incurred in bringing them to their existing location and condition. Net realizable value is the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business less the estimated costs of completion and the estimated selling expenses. In the case of manufactured inventories and work-in-process, cost includes an appropriate share of production overheads based on the actual capacity of production facilities. However, the normal capacity is used for the allocation of fixed production overheads if the actual level of production is lower than the normal capacity.
3. Material Accounting Policies, Continued
(e) Financial Instruments
(i) Non-derivative financial assets
Recognition and initial measurement
Trade receivables and debt instruments issued are initially recognized when they are originated. All other financial assets are recognized in statement of financial position when, and only when, the Company becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.
A financial asset (unless it is a trade receivable without a significant financing component) is initially measured at fair value plus, for an item not at FVTPL, transaction costs that are directly attributable to its acquisition or issue. A trade receivable without a significant financing component is initially measured at the transaction price.
Classification and subsequent measurement
i) Financial assets
On initial recognition, a financial asset is classified as measured at: amortized cost; FVOCI – debt investment; FVOCI – equity investments; or FVTPL. Financial assets are not reclassified subsequent to their initial recognition unless the Company changes its business model for managing financial assets, in which case all affected financial assets are reclassified on the first day of the subsequent reporting period following the change in the business model.
A financial asset is measured as at amortized cost if it meets both of the following conditions and is not designated as at FVTPL:
A debt investment is measured at FVOCI if it meets both of the following conditions and is not designated as at FVTPL:
For investments in equity instruments that are not held for trading, this will depend on whether the Company has made an irrevocable election at the time of initial recognition to account for the equity investment at fair value through other comprehensive income.
All financial assets not classified as measured at amortized cost or FVOCI as described above are measured as at FVTPL. This includes all derivative financial assets. At initial recognition, the Company may irrevocably designate a financial asset that otherwise meets the requirements to be measured at amortized cost or at FVOCI as at FVTPL if doing so eliminates or significantly reduces an accounting mismatch that would otherwise arise.
3. Material Accounting Policies, Continued
(e) Financial Instruments, Continued
ii) Financial assets: business model
The Company makes an assessment of the objective of the business model in which a financial asset is held at a portfolio level because this best reflects the way the business is managed and information is provided to management. The information considered includes:
Transfers of financial assets to third parties in transactions that do not qualify for derecognition are not considered sale for this purpose.
A financial asset that is held for trading or is managed and whose performance is evaluated on a fair value basis is measured at FVTPL.
iii) Financial assets: Assessment whether contractual cash flows are solely payments of principal and interest
For the purpose of the assessment, “principal” is defined as the fair value of the financial asset on initial recognition. ‘Interest’ is defined as consideration for the time value of money and for the credit risk associated with the principal amount outstanding during a particular period of time and for other basic lending risks and cost (e.g. liquidity risk and administrative costs), as well as profit margin.
In assessing whether the contractual cash flows are solely payments of principal and interest, the Company considers the contractual terms of the instrument. This includes assessing whether the financial asset contains a contractual term that could change the timing or amount of contractual cash flows such that it would not meet this condition. In making this assessment, the Company considers.
A prepayment feature is consistent with the solely payments of principal and interest criterion if the prepayment amount substantially represents unpaid amounts of principal and interest or the principal amount outstanding, which may include reasonable additional compensation for early termination of the contract.
3. Material Accounting Policies, Continued
(e) Financial Instruments, Continued
Additionally, for a financial asset acquired at a discount or premium to its contractual par amount, a feature that permits or requires prepayment at an amount that substantially represents the contractual par amount plus accrued but unpaid contractual interest (which may also include reasonable additional compensation for early termination) is treated as consistent with this criterion if the fair value of the prepayment feature is insignificant at initial recognition.
iv) Financial assets: Subsequent measurement and gains and losses
Financial assets at FVTPL |
These assets are subsequently measured at fair value. Net gains and losses, including any interest or dividend income, are recognized in profit or loss. |
Financial assets at amortized cost |
These assets are subsequently measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method. The amortized cost is reduced by impairment losses. Interest income, foreign exchange gains and losses and impairment are recognized in profit or loss. Any gain or loss on derecognition is recognized in profit or loss. |
Debt investments at FVOCI |
These assets are subsequently measured at fair value. Interest income calculated using the effective interest method, foreign exchange gains and losses and impairment are recognized in profit or loss. Other net gains and losses are recognized in OCI. On derecognition, gains and losses accumulated in OCI are reclassified to profit or loss. |
Derecognition
The Company derecognizes a financial asset when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the asset expire, it transfers the rights to receive the contractual cash flows of the financial asset in a transaction in which substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of the financial asset are transferred, or it transfers or does not retain substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of a transferred asset, and does not retain control of the transferred asset.
If the Company has retained substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of the transferred asset, the Company continues to recognize the transferred asset.
3. Material Accounting Policies, Continued
(e) Financial Instruments, Continued
(ii) Non-derivative financial liabilities
The Company classifies financial liabilities into two categories, financial liabilities at FVTPL and other financial liabilities in accordance with the substance of the contractual arrangement and the definitions of financial liabilities, and recognizes them in the separate statement of financial position when the Company becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.
Financial liabilities at FVTPL include financial liabilities held for trading or designated as such upon initial recognition at FVTPL. After initial recognition, financial liabilities at FVTPL are measured at fair value, and changes therein are recognized in profit or loss. Upon initial recognition, transaction costs that are directly attributable to the issuance of financial liabilities are recognized in profit or loss as incurred.
Non-derivative financial liabilities other than financial liabilities classified as at FVTPL are classified as other financial liabilities and measured initially at fair value minus transaction costs that are directly attributable to the issuance of financial liabilities. Subsequent to initial recognition, these financial liabilities are measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method. As of December 31, 2025, non-derivative financial liabilities consist of borrowings, bonds, trade accounts and notes payable, other accounts payable and others.
The Company derecognizes a financial liability when its contractual obligations are discharged, cancelled or expired.
(iii) Derivative financial instruments
Derivatives are initially recognized at fair value. Subsequent to initial recognition, derivatives are measured at fair value, and changes therein are accounted for as described below.
3. Material Accounting Policies, Continued
(e) Financial Instruments, Continued
Hedge Accounting
If necessary, the Company designates derivatives as hedging items to hedge the risk of changes in the fair value of assets, liabilities or firm commitments (a fair value hedge) and foreign currency risk of highly probable forecasted transactions or firm commitments (a cash flow hedge).
On initial designation of the hedge, the Company’s management formally designates and documents the relationship between the hedging instrument(s) and hedged item(s), including the risk management objectives and strategy in undertaking the hedge transaction, together with the methods that will be used to assess the effectiveness of the hedging relationship, both at the inception of the hedge relationship as well as on an ongoing basis.
i) Fair value hedges
Change in the fair value of a derivative hedging instrument designated as a fair value hedge and the hedged item is recognized in profit or loss, respectively. The gain or loss from remeasuring the hedging instrument at fair value and the gain or loss on the hedged item attributable to the hedged risk are recognized in profit or loss in the same line item of the statement of comprehensive income (loss). The Company discontinues fair value hedge accounting if the hedging instrument expires or is sold, terminated or exercised; or if the hedge no longer meets the criteria for hedge accounting.
ii) Cash flow hedges
When a derivative designated as a cash flow hedging instrument meets the criteria of cash flow hedge accounting, the effective portion of changes in the fair value of the derivative is recognized in other comprehensive income and the ineffective portion of changes in the fair value of the derivative is recognized in profit or loss. The Company discontinues cash flow hedge accounting if the hedging instruments expires or is sold, terminated or exercised; or if the hedge no longer meets the criteria for hedge accounting. The cumulative gain or loss on the hedging instrument that has been recognized in other comprehensive income is reclassified to profit or loss in the periods during which the forecasted transaction occurs. If the forecasted transaction is no longer expected to occur, then the balance in other comprehensive income is recognized immediately in profit or loss.
3. Material Accounting Policies, Continued
(e) Financial Instruments, Continued
Embedded derivative
Embedded derivatives are separated from the host contract and accounted for separately if the host contract is not a financial asset and certain criteria are met.
Other derivative financial instruments
Other derivative financial instruments are measured at fair value and changes of their fair value are recognized in profit or loss.
(iv) Financial guarantee agreement
A financial guarantee agreement is a contract in which a certain amount of money must be paid to compensate for the loss incurred by the holder due to the failure of a particular debtor to pay on the due date in accordance with the terms of the original contract or the changed terms of the debt product. Financial guarantee contracts are measured at fair value at the time of initial recognition, and after initial recognition, they are measured by the higher of the following and displayed as 'Financial Liabilities' in the separate statement of financial position.
- The amount determined in accordance with the expected credit loss model under Korean IFRS 1109 Financial Instruments
- The amount initially recognized less, where appropriate, the cumulative amount of income recognized in accordance with Korean IFRS 1115 Revenue from Contracts with Customers
(f) Property, Plant and Equipment
(i) Recognition and measurement
Items of property, plant and equipment are measured at cost less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses. Cost includes an expenditure that is directly attributable to the acquisition of the asset. The cost of self-constructed assets includes the cost of materials and direct labor, any costs directly attributable to bringing the assets to a working condition for their intended use, the costs of dismantling and removing the items and restoring the site on which they are located and borrowing costs on qualifying assets.
The gain or loss arising from the derecognition of an item of property, plant and equipment is determined as the difference between the net disposal proceeds, if any, and the carrying amount of the item and recognized in other non-operating income or other non-operating expenses.
(ii) Subsequent costs
Subsequent expenditure on an item of property, plant and equipment is recognized as part of its cost only if it is probable that future economic benefits associated with the item will flow to the Company and the cost of the item can be measured reliably. The costs of the day-to-day servicing of property, plant and equipment are recognized in profit or loss as incurred.
3. Material Accounting Policies, Continued
(f) Property, Plant and Equipment, Continued
(iii) Depreciation
Land is not depreciated and depreciation of other items of property, plant and equipment is recognized in profit or loss on a straight-line basis, reflecting the pattern in which the asset's future economic benefits are expected to be consumed by the Company. The residual value of property, plant and equipment is zero.
Typical estimated useful lives of the assets are as follows:
|
Typical estimated useful lives (years) |
Buildings and structures |
20~40 |
Machinery |
4, 5 |
Furniture and fixtures |
4 |
Equipment, tools and vehicles |
2, 4, 12 |
Right-of-use assets |
(*) |
3. Material Accounting Policies, Continued
(f) Property, Plant and Equipment, Continued
(*) The Company depreciates the right-of-use assets from the commencement date to the earlier of the end of the useful life of the right-of-use asset or the end of the lease term.
Depreciation methods, useful lives and residual values are reviewed at each financial year-end and adjusted if appropriate and any changes are accounted for as changes in accounting estimates.
(g) Borrowing Costs
The Company capitalizes borrowing costs, which includes interests and exchange differences arising from foreign currency borrowings to the extent that they are regarded as an adjustment to interest costs, directly attributable to the acquisition, construction or production of a qualifying asset as part of the cost of that asset. A qualifying asset is an asset that necessarily takes a substantial period of time to get ready for its intended use or sale. To the extent that the borrowings are directly attributable to the purpose of obtaining a qualifying asset, the Company determines the amount of borrowing costs eligible for capitalization as the actual borrowing costs incurred on that borrowing during the period less any investment income on the temporary investment of those borrowings. The Company immediately recognizes other borrowing costs as an expense.
(h) Government Grants
In case there is reasonable assurance that the Company will comply with the conditions attached to a government grant, the government grant is recognized as follows:
(i) Grants related to the purchase or construction of assets
A government grant related to the purchase or construction of assets is deducted in calculating the carrying amount of the asset. The grant is recognized in profit or loss over the life of a depreciable asset as a reduced depreciation expense and cash related to grant received is presented in investing activities in the statement of cash flows.
(ii) Grants for compensating the Company’s expenses incurred
A government grant that compensates the Company for expenses incurred is recognized in profit or loss as a deduction from relevant expenses on a systematic basis in the periods in which the expenses are recognized.
(iii) Other government grants
A government grant that becomes receivable for the purpose of giving immediate financial support to the Company with no compensation for expenses or losses already incurred or no future related costs is recognized as income of the period in which it becomes receivable.
3. Material Accounting Policies, Continued
(i) Intangible Assets
Intangible assets are initially measured at cost. Subsequently, intangible assets are measured at cost less accumulated amortization and accumulated impairment losses.
(i) Goodwill
Goodwill arising from business combinations is recognized as the excess of the acquisition cost of a business over the net fair value of the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed. Any deficit is a bargain purchase that is recognized in profit or loss. Goodwill is measured at cost less accumulated impairment losses.
(ii) Research and development
Expenditure on research activities, undertaken with the prospect of gaining new scientific or technical knowledge and understanding, is recognized in profit or loss as incurred. Development activities involve a plan or design of the production of new or substantially improved products and processes. Development expenditure is capitalized as intangible assets only if the Company can demonstrate all of the following:
- the technical feasibility of completing the intangible asset so that it will be available for use or sale,
- its intention to complete the intangible asset and use or sell it,
- its ability to use or sell the intangible asset,
- how the intangible asset will generate probable future economic benefits (among other things, the Company can demonstrate the usefulness of the intangible asset by existence of a market for the output of the intangible asset or the intangible asset itself if it is to be used internally),
- the availability of adequate technical, financial and other resources to complete the development and to use or sell the intangible asset, and
- its ability to measure reliably the expenditure attributable to the intangible asset during its development.
Development projects are divided into research activities and development activities. Expenditures on research activities are recognized in profit or loss and qualifying development expenditures on development activities are capitalized.
The expenditure capitalized includes the cost of materials, direct labor and overhead costs that are directly attributable to preparing the asset for its intended use, and borrowing costs on qualifying assets.
(iii) Other intangible assets
Other intangible assets include intellectual property rights, software, customer relationships, technology, memberships and others. The Company currently has a number of patent license agreements related to product production. When the amount of payments is determined, it is recognized as intangible assets as intellectual property rights and other account payables, respectively, and the intangible assets are amortized on a straight-line basis over the patent license period.
3. Material Accounting Policies, Continued
(i) Intangible Assets, Continued
(iv) Subsequent costs
Subsequent expenditures are capitalized only when they increase the future economic benefits embodied in the specific intangible asset to which they relate. All other expenditures, including expenditures on internally generated goodwill and brands, are recognized in profit or loss as incurred.
(v) Amortization
Amortization is calculated on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of intangible assets, other than goodwill, from the date that they are available for use. The residual value of intangible assets is zero. However, as there are no foreseeable limits to the periods over which condominium and golf club memberships are expected to be available for use, these intangible assets are regarded as having indefinite useful lives and not amortized.
Typical estimated useful lives of the intangible assets are as follows:
|
Typical estimated useful lives (years) |
Intellectual property rights |
5, 10, (*1) |
Software |
4, (*1) |
Technology |
10 |
Development costs |
(*2) |
Condominium and golf club memberships |
Indefinite |
(*1) Patent royalty (included in intellectual property rights) and software license are amortized over the useful lives considering the contract period.
(*2) Capitalized development costs are amortized over the useful lives considering the life cycle of the developed products.
Amortization periods and the amortization methods for intangible assets with finite useful lives are reviewed at each financial year-end. The useful lives of intangible assets with indefinite useful lives are reviewed at each financial year-end to determine whether events and circumstances continue to support indefinite useful life assessments for those assets. If appropriate, the changes are accounted for as changes in accounting estimates.
(j) Investment Property
Property held to earn rentals or for capital appreciation or both is classified as investment property. Investment properties are initially measured at cost, including transaction costs incurred at the time of acquisition, and subsequently, measured at cost less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment loss.
Subsequent expenditure on an item of investment property is recognized as part of its cost only if it is probable that future economic benefits associated with the item will flow to the Company and the cost of the item can be measured reliably. The carrying amount of those parts that are replaced is derecognized. All other subsequent expenditures are expensed in the period in which it is incurred.
3. Material Accounting Policies, Continued
(j) Investment Property, Continued
Among investment properties, land is not depreciated, and investment properties except land are depreciated on a straight-line basis by applying 20 years of the building according to the economic depreciation period. Depreciation methods, useful lives and residual values of investment properties are reviewed at each reporting period-end and if appropriate, the changes are accounted for as changes in accounting estimates.
(k) Impairment
(i) Financial assets
Financial instruments and contract assets
The Company recognizes loss allowance for financial assets measured at amortized cost and debt investments at FVOCI at the ‘expected credit loss’ (ECL).
The Company recognizes a loss allowance for the life-time expected credit losses except for following, which are measured at 12-month ECLs:
- debt instruments that are determined to have low credit risk at the reporting date; and
- other debt instruments and bank deposits for which credit risk (i.e. the risk of default occurring over the expected life of the financial instrument) has not increased significantly since initial recognition.
When determining whether the credit risk of a financial asset has increased significantly since initial recognition and when estimating ECLs, the Company considers reasonable and supportable information that is relevant and available without undue cost or effort. This includes both qualitative and quantitative information and analysis, based on the Company’s historical experience and informed credit assessment including forward-looking information.
Lifetime ECLs are the ECLs that result from all possible default events over the expected life of a financial instrument.
12-month ECLs are the portion of the ECLs that result from default events that are possible within the 12 months after the reporting date (or a shorter period if the expected life of the instrument is less than 12 months).
The maximum period considered when estimating ECLs is the maximum contractual period over which the Company is exposed to credit risk.
Estimation of expected credit losses
Expected credit losses are a probability-weighted estimate of credit losses. Credit losses are measured using the present value of the difference between the contractual cash flows and the expected contractual cash flows. The expected credit losses are discounted using effective interest rate of the financial assets.
3. Material Accounting Policies, Continued
(k) Impairment, Continued
Credit-impaired financial assets
At each reporting period-end, the Company assesses whether financial assets carried at amortized cost and debt instruments at FVOCI are credit-impaired. A financial asset is ‘credit-impaired’ when one or more events that have a detrimental impact on the estimated future cash flows of the financial asset have occurred.
Evidence that a financial asset is credit-impaired includes the following observable data:
Presentation of loss allowance for ECL in the statement of financial position
Loss allowances for financial assets measured at amortized cost are deducted from the gross carrying amount of the assets. For debt instruments at FVOCI, the loss allowance is charged to profit or loss and is recognized in OCI instead of reducing the carrying amount of financial assets in the separate statement of financial position.
Write-off
The gross carrying amount of a financial asset is written off when the Company has no reasonable expectations for recovering the financial asset in its entirety or a portion thereof. The Company assess whether there are reasonable expectations of recovering the contractual cash flows from customers and individually assess the timing and amount of write-off. The Company expects no significant recovery from the amount written-off. However, financial assets that are written off could still be subject to enforcement activities in order to comply with the Company’s procedures for recovery of amounts due.
3. Material Accounting Policies, Continued
(k) Impairment, Continued
(ii) Non-financial assets
The carrying amounts of the Company’s non-financial assets, other than assets arising from employee benefits, inventories and deferred tax assets, are reviewed at each reporting date to determine whether there is any indication of impairment. If any such indication exists, then the asset’s recoverable amount is estimated. For goodwill, and intangible assets that have indefinite useful lives or that are not yet available for use, irrespective of whether there is any indication of impairment, the recoverable amount is estimated each year.
Recoverable amount is estimated for the individual asset. If it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of the individual asset, the Company determines the recoverable amount of the cash‑generating unit to which the asset belongs. The cash‑generating unit (“CGU”) is the smallest group of assets that includes the asset and generates cash inflows that are largely independent of the cash inflows from other assets or groups of assets. In identifying whether cash inflows from an asset or group of assets are largely independent of the cash inflows from other assets or groups of assets, the Company considers various factors including how management monitors the entity’s operations or how management makes decisions about continuing or disposing of the entity’s assets and operations. In the Company’s consolidated financial statements, each CGU is comprised of a group of assets of the Company and its other subsidiaries, because the non-current assets of the Company generate independent cash inflows only in combination with certain assets of the subsidiary. The Company’s cash-generating units consist of Display CGU, Display (Large OLED) CGU and Display (AD PO) CGU. Goodwill arising from a business combination is allocated to CGUs or groups of CGUs that are expected to benefit from the synergies of the combination. The recoverable amount of an asset or cash-generating unit is determined as the greater of its value in use and its fair value less costs to sell. In assessing value in use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a discount rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset or CGU. Fair value less costs to sell is based on the best information available to reflect the amount that the Company could obtain from the disposal of the asset in an arm's length transaction between knowledgeable, willing parties, after deducting the costs of disposal.
An impairment loss is recognized if the carrying amount of an asset or its CGU exceeds its estimated recoverable amount. Impairment losses are recognized in profit or loss. Impairment losses recognized in respect of a CGU are allocated first to reduce the carrying amount of any goodwill allocated to the unit, and then to reduce the carrying amounts of the other assets in the unit on a pro rata basis.
In respect of assets other than goodwill, impairment losses recognized in prior periods are assessed at each reporting date for any indications that the loss has decreased or no longer exists. An impairment loss is reversed if there has been a change in the estimates used to determine the recoverable amount. An impairment loss is reversed only to the extent that the asset’s carrying amount does not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined, net of accumulated depreciation or amortization, if no impairment loss had been recognized from the acquisition cost. An impairment loss in respect of goodwill is not reversed.
3. Material Accounting Policies, Continued
(l) Leases
A contract is, or contains, a lease if the contract conveys the right to control the use of an identified asset for a period of time in exchange for consideration.
(i) As a lessee
At commencement or on modification of a contract that contains a lease component, the Company allocates the consideration in the contract to each lease and non-lease component on the basis of its relative stand-alone price. For certain leases, the Company accounts for the lease and non-lease components as a single lease component by applying the practical expedient not to separate non-lease components.
The Company recognizes a right-of-use asset and lease liability at the lease commencement date. The right-of-use asset is initially measured at cost, which comprises the initial amount of the lease liability adjusted for any lease payments made at or before the commencement date, plus any initial direct costs incurred and an estimate of costs to dismantle and remove the underlying asset or to restore the underlying asset or the site on which it is located less any lease incentives received.
The right-of-use asset is subsequently depreciated using the straight-line method from the commencement date to the end of the lease term, unless the lease transfers ownership of the underlying asset to the Company by the end of the lease term or the cost of the right-of-use asset reflects that the Company will exercise a purchase option. In that case, the right-of-use asset will be depreciated over the useful life of the underlying asset, which is determined on the same basis as those of property and equipment. In addition, the right-of-use asset is periodically reduced by impairment losses, if any, and adjusted for certain remeasurements of the lease liability.
The lease liability is initially measured at the present value of the lease payments that are not paid at the commencement date, discounted using the interest rate implicit in the lease or, if that rate cannot be readily determined, the Company’s incremental borrowing rate. Generally, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate as the discount rate.
The Company determines its incremental borrowing rate by obtaining interest rates from various external financing sources and makes certain adjustments to reflect the terms of the lease and type of the asset leased.
3. Material Accounting Policies, Continued
(l) Lease, Continued
Lease payments included in the measurement of the lease liability comprise the following:
The lease liability is measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method. It is remeasured when there is a change in future lease payments arising from a change in an index or rate, if there is a change in the Company’s estimate of the amount expected to be payable under a residual value guarantee, if the Company changes its assessment of whether it will exercise a purchase, extension or termination option or if there is a revised in-substance fixed lease payment.
When the lease liability is remeasured the Company recognizes the amount of the remeasurement of the lease liability as an adjustment to the right-of-use asset. However, if the carrying amount of the right-of-use asset is reduced to zero and there is a further reduction in the measurement of the lease liability, the Company recognizes any remaining amount of the remeasurement in profit or loss.
The Company presents right-of-use assets that do not meet the definition of investment property in ‘property, plant and equipment’ and lease liabilities in ‘financial liabilities’ in the separate statement of financial position.
The Company has elected not to recognize right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for leases of low-value assets and short-term leases. The Company recognizes the lease payments associated with these leases as an expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
(ii) As a lessor
When the Company acts as a lessor, it determines at lease inception whether each lease is a finance lease or an operating lease.
To classify each lease, the Company makes an overall assessment of whether the lease transfers substantially all of the risks and rewards incidental to ownership of the underlying asset. If the lease transfers substantially all of the risks and rewards incidental to ownership of the underlying asset, then the lease is a finance lease; if not, then it is an operating lease. As part of this assessment, the Company considers certain indicators such as whether the lease is for the major part of the economic life of the asset.
When the Company is an intermediate lessor, it accounts for its interests in the head lease and the sub-lease separately. It assesses the lease classification of a sub-lease with reference to the right-of-use asset arising from the head lease, not with reference to the underlying asset. If a head lease is a short-term lease to which the Company applies the exemption described above, then it classifies the sub-lease as an operating lease.
3. Material Accounting Policies, Continued
(l) Lease, Continued
Contracts may contain both lease and non-lease components. The Company allocates the consideration in the contract to the lease and non-lease components based on their relative stand-alone prices.
At the commencement date, the Company recognizes assets held under a finance lease in its statement of financial position and present them as a receivable at an amount equal to the net investment in the lease and recognize finance income over the lease term, based on a pattern reflecting a constant periodic rate of return on the lessor’s net investment in the lease.
The Company recognizes lease payments received under operating leases as income on a straight-line basis over the lease term as part of ‘other revenue’.
(m) Provisions
A provision is recognized, as a result of a past event, if the Company has a present legal or constructive obligation that can be estimated reliably, and it is probable that an outflow of economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation.
The risks and uncertainties that inevitably surround events and circumstances are taken into account in reaching the best estimate of a provision. Where the effect of the time value of money is material, provisions are determined at the present value of the expected future cash flows. The unwinding of the discount is recognized as finance cost.
Provisions are reviewed at the end of each reporting period and adjusted to reflect the current best estimate. If it is no longer probable that an outflow of resources embodying economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation, the provision is reversed.
The Company recognizes a liability for warranty obligations based on the estimated costs expected to be incurred under its basic limited warranty. This warranty covers defective products and is normally applicable for a warranty period from the date of purchase. These liabilities are accrued when product revenues are recognized. Factors that affect the Company’s warranty liability include historical and anticipated rates of warranty claims on those repairs and cost per claim to satisfy the Company’s warranty obligation. Warranty costs primarily include raw materials and labor costs. As these factors are impacted by actual experience and future expectations, management periodically assesses the adequacy of its recorded warranty liabilities and adjusts the amounts as necessary. Accrued warranty obligations are included in the current and non-current provisions.
Liabilities for loss contingencies arising from claims, assessments, litigation, fines, penalties and other sources, are recorded when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the assessment and/or remediation can be reasonably estimated.
3. Material Accounting Policies, Continued
(n) Non-current Assets Held for Sale
Non-current assets, or disposal groups comprising assets and liabilities, are classified as held-for-sale if it is highly probable that they will be recovered primarily from sale rather than through continuing use. In order to be classified as held for sale, the asset (or disposal group) is available for immediate sale in its present condition and its sale is highly probable. The assets (or disposal groups) that are classified as non-current assets held for sale are measured at the lower of their carrying amount and fair value less costs to sell on initial classification. The Company recognizes an impairment loss for any subsequent decrease in fair value of the asset (or disposal group) for which an impairment loss was recognized on initial classification as held-for-sale and a gain for any subsequent increase in fair value in profit or losses, up to the cumulative impairment loss previously recognized.
The Company does not depreciate a non-current asset while it is classified as held for sale or while it is part of a disposal group classified as held for sale.
(o) Employee Benefits
(i) Short-term employee benefits
Short-term employee benefits that are due to be settled within twelve months after the end of the period in which the employees render the related service are recognized in profit or loss on an undiscounted basis. The expected cost of profit-sharing and bonus plans and others are recognized when the Company has a present legal or constructive obligation to make payments as a result of past events and a reliable estimate of the obligation can be made.
(ii) Other long-term employee benefits
The Company’s net obligation in respect of long-term employee benefits other than pension plans is the amount of future benefit that employees have earned in return for their service in the current and prior periods.
(iii) Defined contribution plan
A defined contribution plan is a post-employment benefit plan under which an entity pays fixed contributions into a separate entity and will have no legal or constructive obligation to pay further amounts. Obligations for contributions to defined contribution pension plans are recognized as an employee benefit expense in profit or loss in the period during which services are rendered by employees.
3. Material Accounting Policies, Continued
(o) Employee Benefits, continued
(iv) Defined benefit plan
A defined benefit plan is a post-employment benefit plan other than defined contribution plans. The Company’s net obligation in respect of its defined benefit plan is calculated by estimating the amount of future benefit that employees have earned in return for their service in the current and prior periods; that benefit is discounted to determine its present value. The fair value of any plan assets is deducted.
The calculation is performed annually by an independent actuary using the projected unit credit method. The discount rate is the yield at the reporting date on high quality corporate bonds that have maturity dates approximating the terms of the Company’s obligations and that are denominated in the same currency in which the benefits are expected to be paid. The Company recognizes remeasurement gains and losses arising from experience adjustments and changes in actuarial assumptions related to the defined benefit plans in other comprehensive income and transfers immediately to retained earnings.
The Company determines the net interest expense (income) on the net defined benefit liability (asset) for the period by applying the discount rate used to measure the defined benefit obligation at the beginning of the annual period to the then-net defined benefit liability (asset), taking into account any changes in the net defined benefit liability (asset) during the period as a result of contributions and benefit payments. Consequently, the net interest on the net defined benefit liability (asset) includes the following components: interest cost on the defined benefit obligation, interest income on plan assets, and interest on the effect of the asset ceiling.
When the benefits of a plan are changed or when a plan is curtailed, the resulting change in benefit that relates to past service or the gain or loss on curtailment is recognized immediately in profit or loss. The Company recognizes gains and losses on the settlement of a defined benefit plan when the settlement occurs.
(v) Termination benefits
The Company recognizes expense for termination benefits at the earlier of the date when the entity can no longer withdraw the offer of those benefits and when the entity recognizes costs for a restructuring involving the payment of termination benefits. If the termination benefits are not expected to be settled wholly before twelve months after the end of the annual reporting period, the Company measures the termination benefit with present value of future cash payments.
3. Material Accounting Policies, Continued
(p) Revenue from contracts with customers
Revenue from the sale of goods in the course of ordinary activities is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, net of estimated returns, trade discounts, volume rebates and other cash incentives paid to customers.
The Company recognizes revenue according to the five-stage revenue recognition model (① Identifying the contract→②Identifying performance obligations →③Determining transaction price→④ Allocating the transaction price to performance obligations →⑤Recognizing revenue for performance obligations).
The Company generates revenue primarily from sale of display panels. Product revenue is recognized when a customer obtains control over the Company’s products, which typically occurs upon shipment or delivery depending on the terms of the contracts with the customer.
The Company includes return option in the sales contract of display panels with its customers and the consideration receivable from the customer is subject to change due to returns. The Company estimates an amount of variable consideration by using the expected value method with which the Company expects to better predict the amount of consideration. The Company includes in the transaction price an amount of variable consideration estimated only to the extent that it is highly probable that a significant reversal in the amount of cumulative revenue recognized will not occur during the return period when the uncertainty associated with the variable consideration is subsequently resolved. The Company recognizes a refund liability and an asset for its right to recover products from customers if the Company receives consideration from a customer and expects to refund some or all of that consideration to the customer. Sales taxes or value-added taxes collected from customers and remitted to governmental authorities are accounted for on a net basis and are excluded from revenues in the separate statement of comprehensive income (loss).
(q) Operating Segments
An operating segment is a component of the Company that: 1) engages in business activities from which it may earn revenues and incur expenses, including revenues and expenses that relate to transactions with other components of the Company, 2) whose operating results are reviewed regularly by the Company’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) in order to allocate resources and assess its performance, and 3) for which discrete financial information is available. Management has determined that the CODM of the Company is the Board of Directors. The CODM does not receive and therefore does not review discrete financial information for any component of the Company. Consequently, no operating segment information is included in these separate financial statements. Entity wide disclosures of geographic and product revenue information are provided in Note 18 to these consolidated financial statements.
(r) Finance Income and Finance Costs
Finance income includes interest income on funds invested (including debt instruments measured at FVOCI), dividend income, gains on disposal of debt instruments measured at FVOCI and changes in fair value of financial instruments at FVTPL. Interest income is recognized as it accrues in profit or loss, using the effective interest method. Dividend income is recognized in profit or loss on the date that the Company’s right to receive payment is established.
Finance costs include interest expense on borrowings, unwinding of the discount on provisions, gain and losses from financial instruments measured at FVTPL and impairment losses recognized on financial assets. Borrowing costs directly attributable to the acquisition, construction or production of a qualifying asset are capitalized as part of the cost of that asset.
3. Material Accounting Policies, Continued
(s) Income Tax
Income tax expense comprises current and deferred tax. Current tax and deferred tax are recognized in profit or loss except to the extent that it relates to a business combination, or items recognized directly in equity or in other comprehensive income.
(i) Current tax
Current tax comprises the expected tax payable or receivable on the taxable profit or loss for the year, using tax rates enacted or substantively enacted at the reporting date and any adjustment to tax payable in respect of previous years. The amount of current tax payable or receivable is the best estimate of the tax amount expected to be paid or received that reflects uncertainty related to income taxes, if any. The taxable profit is different from the accounting profit for the period since the taxable profit is calculated excluding the temporary differences, which will be taxable or deductible in determining taxable profit (tax loss) of future periods, and non-taxable or non-deductible items from the accounting profit.
(ii) Deferred tax
Deferred tax is recognized, using the asset and liability method, in respect of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for taxation purposes. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured at the tax rates that are expected to apply to the period when the asset is realized or the liability is settled, based on tax rates and tax laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the end of the reporting period. The measurement of deferred tax liabilities and deferred tax assets reflects the tax consequences that would follow from the manner in which the Company expects, at the end of the reporting period, to recover or settle the carrying amount of its assets and liabilities.
The Company recognizes a deferred tax liability for all taxable temporary differences associated with investments in subsidiaries, associates, except to the extent that the Company is able to control the timing of the reversal of the temporary differences and it is probable that the temporary differences will not reverse in the foreseeable future. A deferred tax asset is recognized for all deductible temporary differences to the extent that it is probable that the differences relating to investments in subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures will reverse in the foreseeable future and taxable profit will be available against which the temporary difference can be utilized.
The Company reviews the carrying amount of deferred tax assets at the end of each reporting period, considering the likelihood of generating taxable income against which temporary differences, unused tax loss carryforwards, and tax credit carryforwards can be utilized. The potential taxable income is estimated based on business plans approved by management, historical experience of taxable income estimates, and tax policies including the transfer pricing of the separate entity. Additionally, future taxable income includes the anticipated permanent differences, considering the realization effect of temporary differences consistent with the business plan and the dividend policy of the separate entity. The Company recognizes deferred tax assets to the extent that it is probable that sufficient taxable income will be generated in the future, or there are sufficient taxable temporary differences available to utilize unused tax losses, etc.
The Company offsets deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities if, and only if, the Company has a legally enforceable right to set off current tax assets against current tax liabilities and the deferred tax assets and the deferred tax liabilities relate to income taxes levied by the same taxation authority.
3. Material Accounting Policies, Continued
(t) Earnings Per Share
The Company presents basic and diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) data for its common shares. Basic EPS is calculated by dividing the profit or loss attributable to common shareholders of the Company by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted EPS is determined by adjusting the profit or loss attributable to common shareholders and the weighted average number of common shares outstanding, adjusted for the effects of all dilutive potential common shares such as convertible bonds and others.
(u) Accounting standards and Interpretation issued and adopted by the Company
The Company has applied the following standards and amendments for the first time for their annual reporting period commencing January 1, 2025.
(i) Amendments to Korean IFRS 1021 Effect of Exchange Rate Fluctuations, Amendments to Korean IFRS 1101 First Adoption of International Generally Accepted Accounting Principles Adopted by Korea - Lack of exchangeability
The amendment requires the entity to disclose the relevant information when an entity estimates a spot exchange rate because exchangeability between two currencies is lacking. The amendments do not have a significant impact on the financial statements.
(v) New standards and interpretations not yet adopted by the Company
The following new accounting standards and interpretations have been published that are not mandatory for December 31, 2025 reporting periods and have not been early adopted by the Company.
(i) Amendments to Korean IFRS 1109 Financial Instruments, Amendments to Korean IFRS 1107 Financial Instruments: Disclosure
Korean IFRS 1109 Financial Instruments and Korean IFRS 1107 Financial Instruments: Disclosures have been amended to respond to recent questions arising in practice, and to include new requirements. The amendments should be applied for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2026, and earlier application is permitted.
(v) New standards and interpretations not yet adopted by the Company, Continued
(ii) Annual Improvements to Korean IFRS - Volume 11
Annual Improvements to Korean IFRS - Volume 11 should be applied for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2026, and earlier application is permitted. The Company does not expect the amendments to have a significant impact on the financial statements.
- Korean IFRS 1101 First-time Adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards: Hedge accounting by a first-time adopter
- Korean IFRS 1107 Financial Instruments: Disclosures: Gain or loss on derecognition and implementation guidance
- Korean IFRS 1109 Financial Instruments: Derecognition of lease liabilities and definition of transaction price
- Korean IFRS 1110 Consolidated Financial Statements: Determination of a ‘de facto agent’
- Korean IFRS 1007 Statement of Cash Flows: Cost method
(iii) Amendments to Korean IFRS 1109 Financial Instruments, Amendments to Korean IFRS 1107 Financial Instruments: Disclosure - nature-dependent electricity contracts
Korean IFRS 1109 Financial Instruments and Korean IFRS 1107 Financial Instruments: Disclosure have been amended to clarify the financial effects of nature-dependent electricity contracts, which are often structured as power purchase agreements, including new disclosure requirements to enable investors to understand the effect of these contracts on a company's financial performance and cash flows. These amendments are required to be applied for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2026 and earlier application is permitted. The amendments do not have a significant impact on the financial statements.
(iv) Standards to Korean IFRS 1118 Presentation and Disclosure in Financial Statements
Korean IFRS 1118 Presentation and Disclosure in Financial Statements replaces Korean IFRS 1001 Presentation of Financial Statements. The new presentation requirements introduced in Korean IFRS 1118 will increase comparability of the financial performance of similar entities, especially related to how ‘operating profit or loss’ is defined. The new disclosure requirements for ‘management-defined performance measures’ will enhance transparency.
The amendments should be applied for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2027, and earlier application is permitted. In accordance with the retrospective application requirements, comparative information for the year ended December 31, 2026, shall be restated under Korean IFRS 1118.
The Company has not yet adopted Korean IFRS 1118 and is in the process of determining the impact on the Company of applying Korean IFRS 1118. Adoption of the standard is not expected to have an impact on the Company’s net profit or loss; however, it will require revenues and expenses in the income statements to be classified into new categories, which is expected to have an impact on the calculation and presentation of operating profit (loss).
For the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, details of the Company’s appropriations of accumulated deficit are as follows:
(In millions of won, except for cash dividend per common stock) |
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|
|
2025 |
|
2024 |
Accumulated deficit before appropriations |
|
(1,842,256) |
|
(1,744,051) |
Unappropriated retained earnings (accumulated deficit) carried over from prior year |
W |
(1,744,051) |
|
1,290,685 |
Loss for the year |
|
(98,205) |
|
(3,034,736) |
Unappropriated accumulated deficit carried forward to the following year |
W |
(1,842,256) |
|
(1,744,051) |
Expected date of appropriation for the year ended December 31, 2025 is March 19, 2026 and the date of appropriation for the year ended December 31, 2024 is March 20, 2025.
※ Please refer to the detailed footnotes and final financial statements included in the audit report, which will be disclosed to the SEC at a later date.
B. Agenda 2: Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation
Reasons for amending the Articles of Incorporation:
- Firefighting system installation business is added to the objectives of the Company (Article 2(5) and Article 2(6)).
- The General Meeting of Shareholders shall be held both in person and by electronic means (Article 17(5)).
- An electronic document shall be deemed valid proof of authority to act as a proxy according to the concurrent holding of the General Meeting of Shareholders both in person and by electronic means (Article 20(2)).
- The provision excluding cumulative voting system has been deleted (Deletion of Article 20(3)).
- The title 'Outside Directors' has been changed to 'Independent Directors' (Article 26, Article 27-2(1), Article 27-2(2), Article 32(2), Article 34(1) and Article 36-2(2)).
- The number of the Director to be appointed as the members of the Audit Committee, separate from other Directors, at the General Meeting of Shareholders has been increased to two (2) (Article 36-2(3)).
- In appointing or dismissing the members of the Audit Committee, the voting right attached to the shares held by the largest shareholder and its specially related persons shall be limited with respect to any portion exceeding three percent (3%) in the aggregate (Article 36-2(4)).
- Transitional provisions have been included according to the effective date of each amendment of the Commercial Code (Article 2, Article 3, Article 4 and Article 5 of the Addenda).
2-1. Addition of new objective of the company
Before Amendment |
After Amendment |
Purpose of Amendment |
Article 2. (Objectives) The objectives of the Company shall be as follows: (5) any business and/or investment ancillary or incidental to the foregoing business. |
Article 2. (Objectives) The objectives of the Company shall be as follows: (5) Fire Protection Facility Construction Business for the construction, installation, relocation, and maintenance of fire protection facilities; and (6) any business and/or investment ancillary or incidental to the foregoing business. |
Firefighting system installation business is added to the objectives of the Company. |
2-2. Deletion of the provision excluding cumulative voting system (Reflection of recent amendments to the Commercial Code)
Before Amendment |
After Amendment |
Purpose of Amendment |
Article 20. (Exercise of Voting Rights) (3) The Company shall not adopt the cumulative voting system provided under Article 382-2 of the Commercial Code. |
Article 20. (Exercise of Voting Rights) (Deleted) |
The provision excluding cumulative voting system has been deleted. |
2-3. Establishment of an electronic General Meeting of Shareholders system (Reflection of recent amendments to the Commercial Code)
Before Amendment |
After Amendment |
Purpose of Amendment |
Article 17. (Convening of General Meetings of Shareholders) (Newly Inserted) |
Article 17. (Convening of General Meetings of Shareholders) (5) The Company shall hold the General Meeting of Shareholders, pursuant to Article 542-14 (1) of the Commercial Act, in a manner that allows certain shareholders to participate in the resolution-making process by electronic means from remote locations without being physically present at the meeting venue. |
The General Meeting of Shareholders shall be held both in person and by electronic means. |
Article 20. (Exercise of Voting Rights) (2) A shareholder may exercise his/her vote through a proxy. In this case, the proxy holder shall file with the Company document evidencing authority to act as a proxy no later than the beginning of the General Meeting of Shareholders. |
Article 20. (Exercise of Voting Rights) (2) A shareholder may exercise his/her vote through a proxy. In this case, the proxy holder shall file with the Company document or electronic document evidencing authority to act as a proxy no later than the beginning of the General Meeting of Shareholders. |
An electronic document shall be deemed valid proof of authority to act as a proxy according to the concurrent holding of the General Meeting of Shareholders both in person and by electronic means. |
2-4. Change of the title of Independent Directors (Reflection of recent amendments to the Commercial Code)
Before Amendment |
After Amendment |
Purpose of Amendment |
Article 26. (Number of Directors) The Company shall have at least five (5) and up to seven (7) Directors, more than half of whom must be outside Directors. |
Article 26. (Number of Directors) The Company shall have at least five (5) and up to seven (7) Directors, more than half of whom must be Independent Directors. |
The title 'Outside Directors' has been changed to 'Independent Directors'. |
Article 27-2. (Nomination of Candidates for Outside Directors) (1) The Company’s Outside Director Nomination Committee shall recommend candidates for outside Directors, from those who are qualified under the Korean Commercial Code (“KCC”) and other applicable provisions. (2) Any details concerning the nomination of candidates for outside Directors and deliberation on requirements of such candidates shall be determined by the Company’s Outside Director Nomination Committee. |
Article 27-2. (Nomination of Candidates for Independent Directors) (1) The Company’s Independent Director Nomination Committee shall recommend candidates for Independent Directors, from those who are qualified under the Korean Commercial Code (“KCC”) and other applicable provisions. (2) Any details concerning the nomination of candidates for Independent Directors and deliberation on requirements of such candidates shall be determined by the Company’s Independent Director Nomination Committee. |
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Article 32. (Filling of Vacancy) (2) In case where the number of Outside Directors required by Article 26 hereof is not met for reasons of resignation, death, etc., the vacancy should be filled at the first General Meeting of Shareholders to be convened after occurrence of such reason. |
Article 32. (Filling of Vacancy) (2) In case where the number of Independent Directors required by Article 26 hereof is not met for reasons of resignation, death, etc., the vacancy should be filled at the first General Meeting of Shareholders to be convened after occurrence of such reason. |
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Article 34. (Committees) (1) The Company shall establish following committees within the Board of Directors. 1. Audit Committee 2. Outside Director Nomination Committee 3. Other committees as deemed necessary by the Board of Directors |
Article 34. (Committees) (1) The Company shall establish following committees within the Board of Directors. 1. Audit Committee 2. Independent Director Nomination Committee 3. Other committees as deemed necessary by the Board of Directors |
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Article 36-2. (Composition of Audit Committee) (2) The Audit Committee shall consist of at least three (3) outside Directors. |
Article 36-2. (Composition of Audit Committee) (2) The Audit Committee shall consist of at least three (3) Independent Directors. |
2-5. Increase in the number of separately elected Audit Committee Members (Reflection of recent amendments to the Commercial Code)
Before Amendment |
After Amendment |
Purpose of Amendment |
Article 36-2. (Composition of Audit Committee) (3) The Company shall appoint the members of the Audit Committee from the Directors of the Company, after having appointed such Directors as Directors of the Company at a General Meeting of Shareholders; provided, however, that, one (1) of the members of the Audit Committee shall be a Director appointed as a Director to be appointed as a member of the Audit Committee, separate from other Directors appointed, at the General Meeting of Shareholders. |
Article 36-2. (Composition of Audit Committee) (3) The Company shall appoint the members of the Audit Committee from the Directors of the Company, after having appointed such Directors as Directors of the Company at a General Meeting of Shareholders; provided, however, that, two (2) of the members of the Audit Committee shall be a Director appointed as a Director to be appointed as a member of the Audit Committee, separate from other Directors appointed, at the General Meeting of Shareholders. |
The number of the Director to be appointed as the members of the Audit Committee, separate from other Directors, at the General Meeting of Shareholders has been increased to two (2). |
2-6. Strengthening of voting right restrictions in the appointment or dismissal of Audit Committee Members (Reflection of recent amendments to the Commercial Code)
Before Amendment |
After Amendment |
Purpose of Amendment |
Article 36-2. (Composition of Audit Committee) (4) When the shareholders appoint a member of the Audit Committee at a General Meeting of Shareholders, any shareholder who holds more than 3% of the total number of voting shares issued by the Company shall not exercise the voting rights of the shares in excess thereof. |
Article 36-2. (Composition of Audit Committee) (4) When the shareholders appoint or dismissal a member of the Audit Committee at a General Meeting of Shareholders, any shareholder who holds more than 3% of the total number of voting shares issued by the Company shall not exercise the voting rights of the shares in excess thereof (in case where the shareholder is the largest shareholder, the share owned by their specially related persons and other persons prescribed by the Enforcement Decree of the Commercial Act shall be aggregated). |
In appointing or dismissing the members of the Audit Committee, the voting right attached to the shares held by the largest shareholder and its specially related persons shall be limited with respect to any portion exceeding three percent (3%) in the aggregate. |
2-7. ADDENDA (2026.3.19.)
Before Amendment |
After Amendment |
Purpose of Amendment |
(Newly Inserted) |
ADDENDA (as of March 19, 2026) Article 1 (Effective Date) These Articles of Association shall take effect on March 19, 2026.
Article 2 (Transitional Provisions Regarding General Meetings of Shareholders Format and Exercise of Voting Rights) The amended provisions of Article 17 and Article 20(2) shall take effect on January 1, 2027.
Article 3 (Application of Cumulative Voting System) The amended provision of Article 20(3) shall apply beginning with the first convening of a general meeting of shareholders for the appointment of directors held on or after September 10, 2026.
Article 4 (Transitional Provisions Regarding Independent Directors) The amended provisions of Article 26, 27-2, 32, 34 and Article 36-2(2) shall take effect on July 23, 2026.
Article 5 (Transitional Provisions Regarding Voting Rights Restrictions in the appointment or dismissal of a member of the Audit Committee Exercise of Voting Rights) The amended provisions of Article 36-2 (4) shall take effect on July 23, 2026. |
The effective date is stipulated.
Transitional provisions have been included according to the effective date of each amendment of the Commercial Code.
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C. Agenda 3: Appointment of Outside Director for Audit Committee Member (Jungsuk Oh)
The following candidate was proposed to be appointed as Outside Director for Audit Committee Member.
(1) Name : Jungsuk Oh
1. Date of birth : September, 1970
2. Candidate for Outside Director: Yes
3. Nominator: Outside Director Nomination Committee
4. Appointment Term: 2 years
* Mr. Jungsuk Oh's total term shall not exceed 6 years in accordance with the Commercial Code, taking into account the temporary outside director period (April 2022 - March 2023) and the previous term (March 2023 - until the 2026 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders). Therefore, the term shall be set at 2 years.
5. Type of appointment: Reappointed
6. Present position: Professor of Operations Management at Seoul National University (2007~)
7. Main experience
- President of Korean Operations Research and Management Science Society (KORMS) (2026~)
- Vice President of Korean Operations Research and Management Science Society (KORMS) (2020~2021)
- Head Professor of Venture Management Major, Seoul National University Business School (2019~2020)
- Associate Dean for Planning, Seoul National University Business School (2015~2017)
- Department Chair of Global MBA, Seoul National University Business School (2013~2015)
- Director of Korea Society of IT Services (2007~2010)
- Director/Editorial Committee Member of Korean Operations Research and Management Science Society (KORMS) (2004~2010)
8. Business Transaction with LG Display during the last 3 years: None
9. Reasons for nomination
- Since his appointment as a temporary outside director in 2022, Mr. Jungsuk Oh has diligently served his duties as an outside director as well as a member of the BOD, Audit Committee, ESG Committee and Related Party Transaction Committee. As a prominent management expert in Korea, he is expected to make positive contributions to the Company’s management decision-making and development through his extensive and accumulated understanding of, and interest in, the Company’s business lines.
D. Agenda 4: Appointment of Outside Director (Sang-Hee Park)
The following candidate was proposed to be reappointed as Outside Director.
(1) Name : Sang-Hee Park
1. Date of birth : December, 1965
2. Candidate for Outside Director: Yes
3. Nominator: Outside Director Nomination Committee
4. Appointment Term: 3 years
5. Type of appointment: Reappointed
6. Present position : Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, KAIST (2014~)
7. Main experience
- Member of the National Academy of Engineering of Korea (NAEK) (2021~)
- Fellow of the Society of Information Display (SID) (2017~)
- Director of KAIST Center for Ethics & Human Rights (2021~2023)
- President of the Korean Information Display Society (KIDS) (2022)
- Senior Researcher at the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) (2008~2014)
8. Business Transaction with LG Display during the last 3 years: None
9. Reasons for nomination
- Ms. Sang-Hee Park is an expert in display field and she is expected to lead the Company’s development in line with industry trends and future display technologies. As a prominent female expert in the display field with a wide array of experience and academic reputation, she is expected to make continued positive contributions to the Company’s development as a director.
E. Agenda 5: Appointment of Audit Committee Member (Sang-Hee Park)
The following candidate was proposed to be reappointed as Audit Committee Member.
(1) Name : Sang-Hee Park
1. Date of birth : December, 1965
2. Candidate for Outside Director: Yes
3. Nominator: Board of Directors
4. Appointment Term: 3 years
5. Type of appointment: Reappointed
6. Present position : Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, KAIST (2014~)
7. Main experience
- Member of the National Academy of Engineering of Korea (NAEK) (2021~)
- Fellow of the Society of Information Display (SID) (2017~)
- Director of KAIST Center for Ethics & Human Rights (2021~2023)
- President of the Korean Information Display Society (KIDS) (2022)
- Senior Researcher at the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) (2008~2014)
8. Business Transaction with LG Display during the last 3 years: None
9. Reasons for nomination
- Ms. Sang-Hee Park is an expert in display field and she is expected to lead the Company’s development in line with industry trends and future display technologies. As a prominent female expert in the display field with a wide array of experience and academic reputation, she is expected to make continued positive contributions to the Company’s development as an Audit Committee Member.
F. Agenda 6: Remuneration Limit for Directors in 2026
- Remuneration limit for directors in 2026 is for all 7 directors including 4 outside directors.
- The Company's history of adjustments to the remuneration limit for directors is as follows:
2009 (13.4 billion KRW → 8.5 billion KRW),
2020 (8.5 billion KRW → 4.5 billion KRW),
2022 (4.5 billion KRW → 6.0 billion KRW),
2023 (6.0 billion KRW → 4.5 billion KRW),
2024 (4.5 billion KRW → 4.0 billion KRW), and
2025 - 2026 (maintained at 4.0 billion KRW).
The remuneration limit for directors is determined by comprehensively considering internal criteria such as management performance, the position of directors, base salary and role-based pay, and performance-based compensation, as well as the actual execution rate.
In light of the expected execution amount of directors' remuneration for 2026, the Company has decided to maintain the limit unchanged.
Category |
2026 |
2025 |
2024 |
Number of Directors (Number of Outside Directors) |
7 (4) |
7 (4) |
7 (4) |
Total Amount of Remuneration Limit |
KRW 4.0 billion |
KRW 4.0 billion |
KRW 4.0 billion |
The Actual Compensation paid to Directors |
- |
KRW 2.4 billion |
KRW 2.5 billion |
Payout Ratio against Remuneration Limit |
- |
60% |
62.5% |
IV. Matters Relating to the Solicitor of Proxy
1. Matters Relating to the Solicitor of Proxy
A. Name of Solicitor: LG Display Co., Ltd.
B. Number of LG Display Shares Held by Solicitor: None
C. The Principal Shareholders of the Solicitor as of the date of this report
Name of principal shareholder |
Relationship with LGD |
Number of shares held |
Ownership ratio |
LG Electronics Inc. |
Largest Shareholder |
183,593,206 (Common stock) |
36.72% |
Cheoldong Jeong |
Registered Director |
59,560 (Common stock) |
0.01% |
Total |
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183,652,766 (Common stock) |
36.73% |
2. Matters Relating to the Proxy
Name of Agents for the Proxy |
Jee Hae Choi |
Seunghyun Lee |
Seunghyun Pyun |
Jinjoo Kim |
Number of Shares Held by Agents as of 2025 End |
3,654 |
- |
- |
- |
Relationship with LGD |
Employee |
Employee |
Employee |
Employee |
3. Criteria for Shareholders Whom Proxy is Asked to
All shareholders holding shares of LGD common stock as of 2025 End
4. Others
The Period of Proxy Instruction: From Feb. 23, 2026 to Mar. 19, 2026
※ The period of proxy instruction ends at 9:30 A.M. (KST), March 19, 2026, prior to the commencement of the General Meeting of Shareholders.
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.
LG Display Co., Ltd.
(Registrant)
Date: February, 13 2026 By: /s/ Kyu Dong Kim
(Signature)
Name: Kyu Dong Kim
Title: Vice President, Finance &
Risk Management Division