Decision on Share Repurchase
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1. Number of shares to be repurchased |
Common |
22,000,000 |
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Other |
- |
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2. Value of shares to be repurchased (Korean won) |
Common |
3,572,800,000,000 |
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Other |
- |
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3. Expected repurchase period |
Start date |
January 30, 2026 |
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End date |
April 29, 2026 |
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4. Expected holding period |
Start date |
- |
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End date |
- |
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5. Purpose of repurchase |
To facilitate employee stock-based compensation |
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6. Method of repurchase |
Open market |
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7. Consignment investment brokers |
Samsung Securities Co., Ltd. Shinhan Securities Co., Ltd. KB Securities Co., Ltd. |
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8. Holding status of treasury shares before repurchase |
Repurchase within the allowable distribution profit (shares) |
Common |
107,973,999 |
Ratio (%) |
1.8 |
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Other |
13,603,461 |
Ratio (%) |
1.7 |
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Other repurchase (shares) |
Common |
- |
Ratio (%) |
- |
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Other |
- |
Ratio (%) |
- |
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9. Date of board resolution (confirmation date) |
January 28, 2026 |
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- Attendance of Independent Directors at the Board of Directors meeting |
Present |
6 |
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Absent |
- |
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- Attendance of auditors who are not Independent Directors |
- |
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10. Daily order quantity limit |
Common |
7,289,387 |
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Other |
- |
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11. Other information to consider:
- Shares denoted as "other" are preferred shares.
- In Item 1 above, number of shares to be purchased was calculated based on the closing price on the day of the Board's resolution (January 28, 2026).
(KRW 162,400 per common share)
- The Company plans to acquire treasury shares based on the value of shares to be repurchased in Item 2 above. The actual amount may change depending on future stock price movements.
- With respect to Items 4 and Items 5 above, the Company is repurchasing shares that will be held in treasury for use in stock-based compensation programs, including Performance Stock Units (PSUs; introduced in October 2025) as well as in other programs to incentivize employee performance (e.g., OPI, LTI).
- In Item 9 above, all Audit Committee members are Independent Directors.
- The calculation method for Item 10 above is the smaller of: [③] and [the larger of ① and ②].
① 10% of the number of shares to be repurchased: 2,200,000 common
② 25% of average daily transaction volume over the one month period preceding the date of the board resolution: 7,289,387 common
③ 1% of total number of issued shares: 59,196,379 common
- Limit on the amount of repurchased shares (Korean won)
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1. Limits to Dividend eligible profit under Commercial Act as of end-2024 |
226,239,016,662,399 |
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2. Amount of repurchased shares since end-2024 |
10,689,713,358,920 |
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3. Amount of dividends on profits and reserves for related profits decided at a general meeting of shareholders since end-2024 |
2,454,306,524,450 |
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4. The interim dividend amount and related profit reserves decided by the board of directors since end-2024 |
7,354,421,579,302 |
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5. Amount of trust contract |
- |
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6. Acquisition cost of the shares in disposing of treasury shares since end-2024 |
424,245,826,067 |
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Limit on the amount of repurchased shares (1-2-3-4-5+6) |
206,164,821,025,794 |
* As of the reporting date (January 29, 2026), 'limits to Dividend eligible profit under Commercial Act as of end-2024' in item 1 above has been prepared based on end-2024 financial data as the 2025 financial statements cannot be approved until the shareholders' meeting.
- Holding status of treasury shares before purchase (number of shares)
* on-market direct purchase
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Stock type |
Initial quantity |
Changes |
End quantity |
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Purchase |
Disposal |
Cancellation |
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Common |
91,828,987 |
17,297,034 |
1,152,022 |
- |
107,973,999 |
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Other |
13,603,461 |
- |
- |
- |
13,603,461 |
* The 'Initial quantity' represents the number of shares held on as of January 1, 2026, the first day of the fiscal year in which the disclosure document was prepared; and the 'End quantity' refers to the number of shares held on January 29, 2026, the day the disclosure document was prepared.
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