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18 Mar 2026 08:28
Decision on Share Repurchase
1.Ā Number of shares to be repurchased | Common | 37,000,000 | ||||
Other | - | |||||
2.Ā Value of shares to be repurchased (Korean won) | Common | 7,174,300,000,000 | ||||
Other | - | |||||
3.Ā Expected repurchase period | Start date | March 19, 2026 | ||||
End date | June 18, 2026 | |||||
4. Expected holding period | Start date | - | ||||
End date | - | |||||
5.Ā Purpose of repurchase | To facilitate employee stock-based compensation | |||||
6.Ā Method ofĀ repurchase | Open market | |||||
7.Ā Consignment investment brokers | Samsung Securities Co., Ltd. Shinhan Securities Co., Ltd. KB Securities Co., Ltd. | |||||
8. Holding status of treasury shares before repurchase | Repurchase within the allowable distribution profit (shares) | Common | 120,813,769 | Ratio (%) | 2.0 | |
Other | 13,603,461 | Ratio (%) | 1.7 | |||
Other repurchase (shares) | Common | - | Ratio (%) | - | ||
Other | - | Ratio (%) | - | |||
9.Ā Date ofĀ board resolution (confirmation date) | March 18, 2026 | |||||
-Ā Attendance ofĀ Independent Directors at the Board of Directors meeting | Present | 5 | ||||
Absent | - | |||||
- Attendance of auditors who are not Ā Independent Directors | - | |||||
10.Ā Daily order quantity limit | Common | 8,656,922 | ||||
Other | - | |||||
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11.Ā 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 prior to the Board's resolution (March 17, 2026).
(KRW 193,900 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: [ā¢] and [the larger of ā and ā”].
Ā ā 10% of the number of shares to be repurchased: 3,700,000 common
Ā ā” 25% of average daily transaction volume over the one month period preceding the date of the board resolution: 8,656,922 common
Ā ā¢ 1% of total number of issued shares: 59,196,379 common
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- Limit on the amount of repurchased shares (Korean won)
1.Ā Limits toĀ Dividend eligible profit under Commercial Act as of end-2025 | 243,066,826,669,885 |
2.Ā Amount of repurchased shares since end-2025 | 6,073,607,225,640 |
3.Ā Amount of dividends on profits and reserves for related profits decided at a general meeting of shareholders since end-2025 | 3,753,484,329,311 |
4.Ā The interim dividend amount and related profit reserves decided by the board of directors since end-2025 | - |
5. Acquisition cost of the shares in disposing of treasury shares since end-2025 | 826,550,373,780 |
Limit on the amount of repurchased shares (1-2-3-4+5) | 234,066,285,488,714 |
- In Item 1 above, 'Limits to Dividend eligible profit under Commercial Act as of end-2025' is based on the 2025 financial statements approved at the general meeting of shareholders as of the report submission date (March 18, 2026)
-In Item 2 above, 'Amount of repurchased shares since end-2025' represents the book value, including related fees and expenses
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- Holding status of treasury shares before purchase (number of shares)
* on-market direct purchase
Stock type | Initial quantity | Changes | End quantity | ||
Purchase | Disposal | Cancellation | |||
Common | 91,828,987 | 36,793,671 | 7,808,889 | - | 120,813,769 |
Other | 13,603,461 | - | - | - | 13,603,461 |
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* 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 March 18, 2026, the day the disclosure document was prepared.
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