As filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on February 13, 2025 |
Registration No. 333- |
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM F-6
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 FOR AMERICAN DEPOSITARY
SHARES EVIDENCED BY
AMERICAN DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS
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KT
CORPORATION
(Exact name of issuer of deposited securities as
specified in its charter)
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n/a
(Translation of issuer’s name into English)
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The Republic of Korea
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization
of issuer)
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CITIBANK, N.A.
(Exact name of depositary as specified in its charter)
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388 Greenwich Street
New York, New York 10013
(877) 248-4237
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of depositary’s principal executive offices)
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KT America, Inc.
12750 Center Court Dr., Suite #290
Cerritos, California 90703
(213) 738-7500
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of agent for service)
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Copies to:
Jinduk Han, Esq.
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
19F, Ferrum Tower
19, Eulji-ro 5-gil, Jung-gu
Seoul 04539
The Republic of Korea
+82 2 6353-8000 |
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Herman H. Raspé, Esq.
Jean-Claude Lanza, Esq.
Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP
1133 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10036
(212) 336-2000 |
It is proposed that this filing become
effective under Rule 466: |
☒ immediately upon filing. |
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☐ on (Date) at (Time). |
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If a separate registration statement has been filed to register the deposited shares, check the following box: ☐ |
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Each Class of
Securities to be Registered |
Amount to be
Registered |
Proposed Maximum
Aggregate Price Per Unit* |
Proposed Maximum
Aggregate Offering Price** |
Amount of
Registration Fee |
American Depositary Shares (ADS(s)), each ADS representing the right to receive one-half (1/2) of one (1) share of common stock of KT Corporation (the “Company”) |
300,000,000 ADSs |
$5.00 |
$15,000,000.00 |
$2,296.50 |
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Each unit represents 100 ADSs. |
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Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee. Pursuant to Rule 457(k), such estimate is computed on the basis of the maximum aggregate fees or charges to be imposed in connection with the issuance of ADSs. |
This Registration Statement may be executed
in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of such counterparts together shall constitute one and
the same instrument.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Cross Reference Sheet
Item 1. | DESCRIPTION
OF SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED |
Item Number and Caption |
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Location in Form of American
Depositary Receipt (“Receipt”)
Filed Herewith as Prospectus |
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1. |
Name of Depositary and address of its principal executive office |
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Face of Receipt - Introductory Article. |
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2. |
Title of Receipts and identity of deposited securities |
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Face of Receipt - Top Center. |
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Terms of Deposit: |
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(i) |
The amount of deposited securities represented by one American Depositary Share ("ADSs") |
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Face of Receipt - Upper right corner. |
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(ii) |
The procedure for voting, if any, the deposited securities |
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Reverse of Receipt - Paragraph (14). |
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(iii) |
The collection and distribution of dividends |
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Reverse of Receipt - Paragraph (12). |
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(iv) |
The transmission of notices, reports and proxy soliciting material |
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Reverse of Receipt – Paragraphs (14) and (16). |
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(v) |
The sale or exercise of rights |
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Reverse of Receipt - Paragraph (12). |
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(vi) |
The deposit or sale of securities resulting from dividends, splits or plans of reorganization |
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Reverse of Receipt – Paragraphs (12) and (15). |
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(vii) |
Amendment, extension or termination of the deposit agreement |
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Reverse of Receipt - Paragraphs (21) and (22) (no provision for extensions). |
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(viii) |
Rights of holders of Receipts to inspect the transfer books of the Depositary and the list of holders of ADSs |
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Reverse of Receipt - Paragraph (16). |
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(ix) |
Restrictions upon the right to deposit or withdraw the underlying securities |
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Face of Receipt – Paragraphs (2) and (4). |
Item Number and Caption |
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Location in Form of American
Depositary Receipt (“Receipt”)
Filed Herewith as Prospectus |
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(x) |
Limitation upon the liability of the Depositary |
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Reverse of Receipt - Paragraph (18).
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3. |
Fees and charges which may be imposed directly or indirectly on holders of ADSs |
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Face of Receipt - Paragraph (7). |
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Item 2. |
AVAILABLE INFORMATION |
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Face of Receipt - Paragraph (11). |
The Company is subject to the periodic reporting
requirements of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and, accordingly, files certain reports with, and submits
certain reports to, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”). These reports can be retrieved
from the Commission’s internet website (www.sec.gov), and can be inspected and copied at the public reference facilities maintained
by the Commission at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington D.C. 20549.
PROSPECTUS
The Prospectus consists of the proposed form of American Depositary
Receipt included as Exhibit A to Amendment No. 1 to Deposit Agreement filed as Exhibit (a)(i) to this Registration Statement on
Form F-6 and is incorporated herein by reference.
PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
| (a) | (i) Amendment No. 1 to Deposit Agreement, dated as of February 5, 2004, by and among KT Corporation (the “Company”),
Citibank, N.A., as depositary (the “Depositary”), and all Holders and Beneficial Owners of American Depositary Shares
issued thereunder. ___ Filed herewith as Exhibit (a)(i). |
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| | (ii) Deposit Agreement, dated as of May 25, 1999, by and among
the Company, the Depositary, and all Holders and Benefical Owners of American Depositary Shares issued thereunder. – Previously
filed as exhibit (a)(i) to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form F-6, Reg. No. 333-13578, filed on February
3, 2004, and incorporated herein by reference. |
| (b) | Letter Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2007, by and between the Company and the Depositary. ___ Filed herwith as Exhibit
(b). |
| (c) | Every material contract relating to the deposited securities between the Depositary and the issuer of the deposited securities in
effect at any time within the last three years. ___ None. |
| (d) | Opinion of counsel for the Depositary as to the legality of the securities to be registered. ___ Filed herewith as Exhibit
(d). |
| (e) | Certificate under Rule 466. ___ Filed herewith as Exhibit (e). |
| (f) | Powers of Attorney for certain officers and directors and the authorized representative of the Company. ___ Set forth on
the signature pages hereto. |
| (a) | The Depositary undertakes to make available at the principal office of the Depositary in the United States, for inspection by holders
of ADSs, any reports and communications received from the issuer of the deposited securities which are both (1) received by the Depositary
as the holder of the deposited securities, and (2) made generally available to the holders of the underlying securities by the issuer. |
| (b) | If the amount of fees charged is not disclosed in the prospectus, the Depositary undertakes to prepare a separate document stating
the amount of any fee charged and describing the service for which it is charged and to deliver promptly a copy of such fee schedule without
charge to anyone upon request. The Depositary undertakes to notify each registered holder of an ADS thirty (30) days before any change
in the fee schedule. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, Citibank, N.A., acting solely on behalf of the legal entity created by the Deposit Agreement, dated as May 25,
1999, of by and among KT Corporation, Citibank, N.A., as depositary, and all Holders and Beneficial Owners from time to time of American
Depositary Shares to be issued thereunder, as amended, certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that all the requirements
for filing on Form F-6 are met and has duly caused this Registration Statement on Form F-6 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York, on February 13, 2025.
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Legal entity created by the Deposit Agreement, as amended, under which the American Depositary Shares registered hereunder are to be issued, each American Depositary Share representing the right to receive one-half (1/2) of one (1) share of common stock of KT Corporation. |
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CITIBANK, N.A., solely in its capacity as Depositary |
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By: |
/s/ Joseph Connor |
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Name: Joseph Connor |
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Title: Attorney in Fact |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, KT Corporation certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that all the requirements for filing on Form
F-6 are met and has duly caused this Registration Statement on Form F-6 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly
authorized, in Seoul, The Republic of Korea, on February 13, 2025.
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KT CORPORATION |
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By: |
/s/ Young-Kyoon Yun |
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Name: Young-Kyoon Yun |
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Title: Investor Relations Officer |
POWERS OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that
each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Young-Kyoon Yun to act as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact
and agent, with full power of substitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all such capacities, to
sign any and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, and supplements to this Registration Statement, and to file the same,
with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, granting
unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to
be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as she or he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement on Form F-6 has been signed by the following persons in the following capacities
on February 13, 2025.
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/s/ Young Shub Kim |
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Young Shub Kim |
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Representative Director and Chief Executive Officer |
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(Principal Executive Officer) |
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/s/ Min Jang |
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Min Jang |
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Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President |
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(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) |
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/s/ Jong Soo Yoon |
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Jong Soo Yoon |
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Outside Director |
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/s/ Yong-Hun Kim |
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Yong-Hun Kim |
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Outside Director |
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/s/ Woo-Young Kwak |
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Woo-Young Kwak |
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Outside Director |
Signature |
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/s/ Yeong Kyun Ahn |
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Yeong Kyun Ahn |
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Outside Director |
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/s/ Seung Hoon Lee |
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Seung Hoon Lee |
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Outside Director |
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/s/ Seung Ah Theresa Cho |
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Seung Ah Theresa Cho |
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Outside Director |
SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE REGISTRANT
Under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
the undersigned, the duly authorized representative in the United States of America, has signed this Registration Statement on Form F-6
in Cerritos, California on February 13, 2025.
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KT America, Inc. |
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By: |
/s/ Samil Lee |
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Name: |
Samil Lee |
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Title: |
Chief Executive Officer and President |
Index to Exhibits
Exhibit |
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Sequentially
Numbered Page
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(a)(i) |
Amendment No. 1 to Deposit Agreement |
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(b) |
Letter Agreement |
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(d) |
Opinion of counsel to the Depositary |
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(e) |
Rule 466 Certification |
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Exhibit (a)(i)
Execution Copy
KT CORPORATION
(FORMERLY KNOWN AS KOREA TELECOM CORP.)
AND
CITIBANK, N.A.,
As Depositary
AND
HOLDERS AND BENEFICIAL OWNERS FROM TIME TO TIME
OF AMERICAN
DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS
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Amendment No. 1
to
Deposit Agreement
Dated as of February 5, 2004
Execution Copy
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO DEPOSIT AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO DEPOSIT
AGREEMENT, is made as of February 5, 2004 (the “Amendment”), by and among KT CORPORATION (formerly known as Korea Telecom
Corp.), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of Korea (the “Company”), CITIBANK, N.A., a national banking association
organized under the laws of the United States of America and acting solely as depositary (the “Depositary”), and all Holders
and Beneficial Owners from time to time of American Depositary Receipts issued under the Deposit Agreement.
W I T N E S S E T H T H A T
WHEREAS, the parties
hereto entered into that certain Deposit Agreement, dated as of May 25, 1999 (the “Deposit Agreement”), for the creation of
American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) evidencing American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”) representing the Shares (as
defined in the Deposit Agreement) so deposited and for the execution and delivery of such ADRs evidencing such ADSs;
WHEREAS, the Company
desires to amend Section 4.09 of the Deposit Agreement to provide for cumulative voting for directors of the Company if required under
applicable law; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to
Section 6.01 of the Deposit Agreement, the Company and the Depositary deem it necessary and desirable to amend the Deposit Agreement and
the form of ADR annexed thereto as Exhibit A for the purposes set forth herein;
NOW, THEREFORE, for
good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Depositary hereby agree
to amend the Deposit Agreement as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.01. Definitions.
Unless otherwise defined in this Amendment, all capitalized terms used, but not otherwise defined, herein shall have the meaning given
to such terms in the Deposit Agreement.
ARTICLE II
AMENDMENTS TO DEPOSIT AGREEMENT
SECTION 2.01. Deposit
Agreement. All references in the Deposit Agreement to the term “Deposit Agreement” shall, as of the Effective Date
(as herein defined), refer to the Deposit Agreement, dated as of May 25, 1999, and as amended by this Amendment.
SECTION 2.02. Change
of Voting Instructions. Section 4.09 shall be amended in its entirety as follows:
Section 4.09. Voting of
Deposited Securities. As soon as practicable after receipt of notice of any meeting of, or solicitation by the Company of consents
or proxies from, holders of Shares or other Deposited Securities, the Depositary shall, if requested in writing by the Company, fix a
record date as provided in Section 4.08 for determining the Holders entitled to give instructions for the exercise of voting rights. The
notice shall be provided by the Company in English to the Depositary immediately upon finalization of the form and substance thereof,
in accordance with Section 5.08, but in no event less than twenty-one (21) days in advance of such meeting (unless cumulative voting rights
became applicable to a shareholders' meeting on or before the 37th day prior to such meeting in which case the notice shall be provided
by the Company to the Depositary no less than thirty (30) days prior to such meeting). The Company shall provide to the Depositary sufficient
copies, as the Depositary may reasonably request, of notices of the Company's shareholders' meeting, the agenda therefor as well as the
English translations thereof, which the Depositary shall mail to Holders as soon as practicable after receipt of the same by the Depositary,
together with: (a) a statement that the Holders of record at the close of business on a specified record date will be entitled, subject
to any applicable provision of Korean law and of the Articles of Incorporation of the Company (which provisions, if any, shall be summarized
in pertinent part), to instruct the Depositary as to the exercise of the voting rights, if any, pertaining to the number of Shares or
other Deposited Securities represented by their respective ADSs evidenced by their respective Receipts and (b) a brief statement as to
the manner in which such instruction may be given, including, if applicable, the manner in which cumulative voting rights (if any) may
be exercised. At the request and expense of the Company and provided that the Depositary has timely received from the Company the applicable
information, the Depositary shall establish such procedures as may be commercially practicable to make reasonable efforts to enable Holders
of ADSs as of the applicable record date to exercise cumulative voting rights (if any) with respect to the Shares represented by the ADSs
held as of applicable record date. In the event that cumulative voting rights become applicable to a shareholders' meeting, the Company
shall immediately notify the Depositary of such occurrence in writing, but in any event within two (2) business days from the day when
the cumulative voting rights become applicable.
Upon the written request
of a Holder of ADSs evidenced by a Receipt on such record date received on or before the date established by the Depositary for such
purpose, the Depositary shall endeavor, insofar as practicable and permitted under applicable law and the provisions of the Articles
of Incorporation of the Company, to vote or cause the Custodian to vote the Shares represented by ADSs evidenced by such ADRs in accordance
with the instructions set forth in such request. Holders acknowledge, however, that the Company may not notify the Depositary sufficiently
in advance of the scheduled date of a meeting or solicitation of consents or proxies to enable the Depositary to make a timely mailing
of such notices Holders of ADSs, and that the Holders of ADSs may not receive such notices sufficiently in to the advance of a meeting
or solicitation of consents or proxies to give instructions to the Depositary. Holders further acknowledge that the Depositary may not
receive the requisite information to enable Holders to exercise cumulative voting rights (if any) relating to the Shares represented
by their ADSs. The Depositary shall not attempt to exercise the right to vote that attaches to the Shares other than in accordance with
such instructions. ADSs for which no specific voting instructions are received by the Depositary from the Holder, or for which specific
voting instructions are not received by the Depositary from the Holder with sufficient time for the Depositary to vote them shall not
be voted. Neither the Depositary nor the Custodian shall, under any circumstances exercise any discretion as to voting and neither the
Depositary nor the Custodian shall vote or attempt to exercise the right to vote the Shares or other Deposited Securities represented
by ADSs except pursuant to and in accordance with such written instructions from Holders.
In the event that (i) cumulative
voting rights apply to Shares for any specific shareholders' meeting and (ii) the Depositary is unable to make such cumulative voting
rights available to Holders of ADSs, the Depositary shall cause the Custodian to (x) exercise the cumulative voting rights applicable
to the Shares on deposit for which voting instructions have been timely received from Holders of ADSs by casting for each of the director
candidates that such Holder has voted for under the non-cumulative voting scheme, a number of votes which is calculated by dividing (a)
the total number of voting rights vested to such Holder under the cumulative voting scheme (which is calculated by multiplying (A) the
number of the Shares represented by the Holder's ADSs by (B) the number of directors to be elected) by (b) the number of director candidates
that the Holder voted for under the non-cumulative voting scheme (such calculation hereinafter referred to as the "Cumulative Voting
Formula") and (y) abstain from voting the cumulative voting rights applicable to Shares on deposit for which no voting instructions
have been timely received and for which the only voting instructions received by the Depositary were against all the director candidates.
In the event that (i) cumulative voting rights apply to Shares for any specific shareholders' meeting and (ii) cumulative voting
rights have been made available to Holders of ADSs, the Depositary shall cause the Custodian to (x) exercise cumulative voting rights
applicable to Shares on deposit for which cumulative voting instructions have been timely received from Holders of ADSs in accordance
with the cumulative voting instructions, (y) exercise cumulative voting rights applicable to Shares on deposit for which non-cumulative
voting instructions have been timely received from Holders of ADSs by casting for each of the director candidates that such Holder has
voted for under the non-cumulative voting scheme, a number of votes which is calculated in accordance with the Cumulative Voting Formula
and (z) abstain from voting the cumulative voting rights applicable to Shares on deposit for which no voting instructions have been timely
received and for which the only voting instructions received by the Depositary were against all the director candidates. In applying the
Cumulative Voting Formula, a fraction less than one in the number of votes shall be rounded down.
Subject to the applicable
laws or rules of any securities exchange on which the Deposited Securities are listed or traded, at least three (3) days (in the event
cumulative voting rights become applicable to a shareholders' meeting on or after ten (10) days prior to the relevant shareholders' meeting,
two (2) days) prior to the date of such meeting, the Depositary shall deliver to the Company a tabulation of the voting instructions received
from Holders of Receipts, if any, in accordance with which the Depositary will vote, or cause to be voted, the Deposited Securities represented
by the ADSs evidenced by such ADRs at such meeting. A Holder or Beneficial Owner of ADSs shall not be entitled to give any instructions
with respect to voting rights associated with ADSs evidenced by ADRs held by such Holder if and to the extent that the total number of
Shares beneficially owned by such Holder or Beneficial Owner exceeds any limit under applicable law or the Company's Articles of Incorporation
with respect to which the Company may, from time to time, notify the Depositary. The Company and the Depositary may take any and all action
necessary or desirable to enforce the restrictions on the exercise of voting rights set forth in the preceding sentence. Voting rights,
if any, may be exercised only in respect of two ADSs, or multiples thereof.
The Company acknowledges and agrees that the provisions
of Section 5.10 herein shall apply to any liability or expense of the Depositary which may arise out of or in connection with any action
of the Depositary or the Custodian in voting pursuant to this Section 4.09.
SECTION 2.03. Change to Notices and
Reports. Section 5.08 shall be amended to delete the phrase "but in no event less than the number of days in advance of
such meeting required by applicable laws and regulations of Korea for notices to shareholders (at the date hereof fourteen (14) days)"
at the end of the first sentence in the first paragraph of such Section in its entirety and to insert the following in its stead:
" but in no event less
than twenty-one (21) days in
advance of such meeting (unless
cumulative
voting rights became applicable
to a shareholders'
meeting on or before the 37th
day prior to such meeting
in which case the notice shall
be provided by the
Company to the Depositary
no less than thirty (30)
days prior to such meeting)."
ARTICLE III
AMENDMENTS TO THE FORM OF ADR
SECTION 3.01. ADR Amendment.
(a) The first sentence of paragraph 1 of the ADRs is hereby amended as of the Effective Date to delete such sentence in its entirety and
to insert the following in its stead:
“This American Depositary
Receipt is one of an issue (herein called the Receipts), all issued and to be issued upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Deposit
Agreement, dated as of May 25, 1999 as amended by Amendment No. 1 to Deposit Agreement, dated as of February 5, 2004 (as so amended,
and as may be further amended from time to time, the “Deposit Agreement”), by and among the Company, the Depositary and all
Holders and Beneficial Owners from time to time of Receipts issued thereunder, each of whom by accepting a Receipt becomes bound by all
the terms and provisions thereof.”
(b) Paragraph 14 of the ADRs
is hereby amended as of the Effective Date to delete such paragraph in its entirety and to insert the following in its stead:
(14) Voting of Deposited
Securities. As soon as practicable after receipt of notice of any meeting of, or solicitation by the Company of consents or proxies
from, holders of Shares or other Deposited Securities, the Depositary shall, if requested in writing by the Company, fix a record date
as provided in Section 4.08 of the Deposit Agreement for determining the Holders entitled to give instructions for the exercise of voting
rights. The notice shall be provided by the Company in English to the Depositary immediately upon finalization of the form and substance
thereof (in accordance with Section 5.08 of the Deposit Agreement). The Company shall provide to the Depositary sufficient copies, as
the Depositary may reasonably request, of notices of the Company's shareholders' meeting, the agenda therefor as well as the English translations
thereof, which the Depositary shall mail to Holders as soon as practicable after receipt of the same by the Depositary, together with:
(a) a statement that the Holders of record at the close of business on a specified record date will be entitled, subject to any applicable
provision of Korean law and of the Articles of Incorporation of the Company (which provisions, if any, shall be summarized in pertinent
part), to instruct the Depositary as to the exercise of the voting rights, if any, pertaining to the number of Shares or other Deposited
Securities represented by their respective ADSs evidenced by their respective Receipts and (b) a brief statement as to the manner in which
such instruction may be given, including, if applicable, the manner in which cumulative voting rights (if any) may be exercised. At the
request and expense of the Company and provided that the Depositary has timely received from the Company the applicable information, the
Depositary shall establish such procedures as may be commercially practicable to make reasonable efforts to enable Holders of ADSs as
of the applicable record date to exercise cumulative voting rights (if any) with respect to the Shares represented by the ADSs held as
of applicable record date. In the event that cumulative voting rights become applicable to a shareholders' meeting, the Company shall
immediately notify the Depositary of such occurrence in writing, but in any event within two (2) business days from the day when the cumulative
voting rights become applicable.
Upon the written request
of a Holder of ADSs evidenced by a Receipt on such record date received on or before the date established by the Depositary for such
purpose, the Depositary shall endeavor, insofar as practicable and permitted under applicable law and the provisions of the Articles
of Incorporation of the Company, to vote or cause the Custodian to vote the Shares represented by ADSs evidenced by such ADRs in accordance
with the instructions set forth in such request. Holders acknowledge, however, that the Company may not notify the Depositary sufficiently
in advance of the scheduled date of a meeting or solicitation of consents or proxies to enable the Depositary to make a timely mailing
of such notices Holders of ADSs, and that the Holders of ADSs may not receive such notices sufficiently in to the advance of a meeting
or solicitation of consents or proxies to give instructions to the Depositary. Holders further acknowledge that the Depositary may not
receive the requisite information to enable Holders to exercise cumulative voting rights (if any) relating to the Shares represented
by their ADSs. The Depositary shall not attempt to exercise the right to vote that attaches to the Shares other than in accordance with
such instructions. ADSs for which no specific voting instructions are received by the Depositary from the Holder, or for which specific
voting instructions are not received by the Depositary from the Holder with sufficient time for the Depositary to vote them shall not
be voted. Neither the Depositary nor the Custodian shall, under any circumstances exercise any discretion as to voting and neither the
Depositary nor the Custodian shall vote or attempt to exercise the right to vote the Shares or other Deposited Securities represented
by ADSs except pursuant to and in accordance with such written instructions from Holders.
In the event that (i) cumulative
voting rights apply to Shares for any specific shareholders' meeting and (ii) the Depositary is unable to make such cumulative voting
rights available to Holders of ADSs, the Depositary shall cause the Custodian to (x) exercise the cumulative voting rights applicable
to the Shares on deposit for which voting instructions have been timely received from Holders of ADSs by casting for each of the director
candidates that such Holder has voted for under the non-cumulative voting scheme, a number of votes which is calculated by dividing (a)
the total number of voting rights vested to such Holder under the cumulative voting scheme (which is calculated by multiplying (A) the
number of the Shares represented by the Holder's ADSs by (B) the number of directors to be elected) by (b) the number of director candidates
that the Holder voted for under the non-cumulative voting scheme (such calculation hereinafter referred to as the "Cumulative Voting
Formula") and (y) abstain from voting the cumulative voting rights applicable to Shares on deposit for which no voting instructions
have been timely received and for which the only voting instructions received by the Depositary were against all the director candidates.
In the event that (i) cumulative voting rights apply to Shares for any specific shareholders' meeting and (ii) cumulative voting
rights have been made available to Holders of ADSs, the Depositary shall cause the Custodian to (x) exercise cumulative voting rights
applicable to Shares on deposit for which cumulative voting instructions have been timely received from Holders of ADSs in accordance
with the cumulative voting instructions, (y) exercise cumulative voting rights applicable to Shares on deposit for which non-cumulative
voting instructions have been timely received from Holders of ADSs by casting for each of the director candidates that such Holder has
voted for under the non-cumulative voting scheme, a number of votes which is calculated in accordance with the Cumulative Voting Formula
and (z) abstain from voting the cumulative voting rights applicable to Shares on deposit for which no voting instructions have been timely
received and for which the only voting instructions received by the Depositary were against all the director candidates. In applying the
Cumulative Voting Formula, a fraction less than one in the number of votes shall be rounded down.
Subject to the applicable
laws or rules of any securities exchange on which the Deposited Securities are listed or traded, at least three (3) days (in the event
cumulative voting rights become applicable to a shareholders' meeting on or after ten (10) days prior to the relevant shareholders' meeting,
two (2) days) prior to the date of such meeting, the Depositary shall deliver to the Company a tabulation of the voting instructions received
from Holders of Receipts, if any, in accordance with which the Depositary will vote, or cause to be voted, the Deposited Securities represented
by the ADSs evidenced by such ADRs at such meeting. A Holder or Beneficial Owner of ADSs shall not be entitled to give any instructions
with respect to voting rights associated with ADSs evidenced by ADRs held by such Holder if and to the extent that the total number of
Shares beneficially owned by such Holder or Beneficial Owner exceeds any limit under applicable law or the Company's Articles of Incorporation
with respect to which the Company may, from time to time, notify the Depositary. The Company and the Depositary may take any and all action
necessary or desirable to enforce the restrictions on the exercise of voting rights set forth in the preceding sentence. Voting rights,
if any, may be exercised only in respect of two ADSs, or multiples thereof.
The Company acknowledges and agrees that the provisions
of Section 5.10 of the Deposit Agreement will apply to any liability or expense of the Depositary which may arise out of or in connection
with any action of the Depositary or the Custodian in voting pursuant to this Section 4.09 of the Deposit Agreement.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Section
4.01. Representations and Warranties. The Company represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the Depositary and the Holders,
that:
(a) This Amendment, when executed and
delivered by the Company, and the Deposit Agreement and all other documentation executed and delivered by the Company in connection therewith,
will be and have been, respectively, duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company, and constitute the legal, valid
and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective terms, subject to bankruptcy,
insolvency, fraudulent transfer, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights
and to general equity principles; and
(b) In order to ensure the legality,
validity, enforceability or admissibility into evidence of this Amendment or the Deposit Agreement as amended hereby, and any other document
furnished hereunder or thereunder in Korea, neither of such agreements need to be filed or recorded with any court or other authority
in Korea, nor does any stamp or similar tax need to be paid in Korea on or in respect of such agreements; and
(c) All of the information provided to the Depositary by
the Company in connection with this Amendment is true, accurate and correct.
ARTICLE V
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 5.01. Effective
Date. This Amendment is dated as of the date set forth above and shall be effective as of such date (the “Effective Date”).
SECTION 5.02. New ADRs.
From and after the Effective Date, the Depositary shall arrange to have new ADRs printed or amended that reflect the changes to the form
of ADR effected by this Amendment. All ADRs issued hereunder after the Effective Date, once such new ADRs are available, whether upon
the deposit of Shares or other Deposited Securities or upon the transfer, combination or split-up of existing ADRs, shall be substantially
in the form of the specimen ADR attached as Exhibit A hereto. However, ADRs issued prior or subsequent to the date hereof, which
do not reflect the changes to the form of ADR effected hereby, do not need to be called in for exchange and may remain outstanding until
such time as the Holders thereof choose to surrender them for any reason under the Deposit Agreement. The Depositary is authorized and
directed to take any and all actions deemed necessary to effect the foregoing.
SECTION 5.03. Notice
of Amendment to Holders. The Depositary is hereby directed to send notices informing the Holders of (i) the terms of this Amendment,
(ii) the Effective Date of this Amendment and (iii) that the Holders shall be given the opportunity, but that it is unnecessary, to surrender
outstanding ADRs.
SECTION 5.04. Indemnification.
The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Depositary (and any and all of its directors, employees and officers) for any and
all liability it or they may incur as a result of the terms of this Amendment and the transactions contemplated herein.
SECTION 5.05. Ratification. Except
as expressly amended hereby, the terms, covenants and conditions of the Deposit Agreement as originally executed shall remain in full
force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
the Company and the Depositary have caused this Amendment to be executed by representatives thereunto duly authorized as of the date
set forth above.
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EXHIBIT A
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AMERICAN DEPOSITARY SHARES (EACH AMERICAN DEPOSITARY SHARE REPRESENTING ONE-HALF OF ONE SHARE) |
(FORM OF FACE OF ADR)
AMERICAN DEPOSITARY RECEIPT
FOR
AMERICAN DEPOSITARY SHARES
REPRESENTING
DEPOSITED SHARES OF COMMON STOCK,
PAR VALUE 5,000 WON PER SHARE OF
KT CORPORATION (formerly known as "Korea Telecom Corp.")
(a corporation organized under the laws of The Republic of Korea)
CITIBANK, N.A., a national banking association organized
and existing under the laws of the United States of America, as Depositary (the "Depositary"), hereby certifies that
_______________________________ is the owner of that number of American Depositary Shares indicated on the records of the Depositary,
representing deposited shares of the common stock, par value 5,000 Won per share, or evidence of rights to receive such shares ("Shares"),
of KT Corporation (formerly known as "Korea Telecom Corp."), a corporation
organized under the laws of the Republic of Korea (the "Company"). At the date of the Deposit Agreement (as hereinafter
defined), each American Depositary Share represents one-half of one Share deposited under the Deposit Agreement with the Custodian, which
at the date of execution of the Deposit Agreement is Korea Securities Depository. The number of Shares represented by each ADS is subject
to change as provided in Article IV of the Deposit Agreement.
(1) The Deposit Agreement. This American Depositary Receipt is one of an issue (herein called the "Receipts"),
all issued and to be issued upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Deposit Agreement, dated as of May 25, 1999 as amended
by Amendment No. 1 to Deposit Agreement, dated as of February 5, 2004 (as so amended, and as may be further amended from time
to time, the "Deposit Agreement"),by and among the Company, the Depositary and all Holders and Beneficial Owners from
time to time of Receipts issued thereunder, each of whom by accepting a Receipt becomes bound by all the terms and provisions thereof.
The Deposit Agreement sets forth the rights of Holders and Beneficial Owners and the rights and duties of the Depositary in respect of
the Shares deposited thereunder and any and all other securities, property and cash from time to time received in respect of such Shares
and held thereunder (such Shares, other securities, property and cash are herein called "Deposited Securities"). Copies
of the Deposit Agreement are on file at the Principal New York Office and Principal London Office of the Depositary and at the principal
office of the Custodian. The statements made on the face and the reverse of this Receipt are summaries of certain provisions of the Deposit
Agreement and are qualified by and subject to the detailed provisions of the Deposit Agreement, to which reference is hereby made. Terms
defined in the Deposit Agreement and not otherwise defined herein have the same defined meanings set forth in the Deposit Agreement.
(2) Surrender of Receipts and Withdrawal of Deposited Securities. Upon surrender at the Principal London Office or Principal
New York Office of the Depositary of this Receipt for the purpose of withdrawal of the Deposited Securities represented by the ADSs evidenced
by this Receipt, and upon payment of the fee of the Depositary provided in paragraph (7) of this Receipt, and payment of all taxes and
governmental charges payable in connection with such surrender, and subject to the terms and conditions of the Deposit Agreement, the
ownership restrictions referred to in Section 3.05 of the Deposit Agreement and applicable laws and regulations of Korea, the Holder hereof
is entitled to physical delivery, to him or upon his order, or to electronic delivery or book entry transfer to an account in Korea or,
if permissible under applicable Korean law, outside the United States designated by such Holder, of the Deposited Securities at the time
represented by the ADSs evidenced by this Receipt or constituting such beneficial interest, as the case may be; provided, however,
that such withdrawals are not permitted until 30 days after the issuance of the ADSs issued under the Deposit Agreement in the case of
ADSs issued in receipt of newly issued Shares. Physical delivery of such Deposited Securities may be made by the delivery of certificates
to an agent in Korea of such Holder or, if permissible under applicable Korean law, to such Holder or as ordered by him. Physical or electronic
delivery or book-entry transfer of Deposited Securities will be made without unreasonable delay. The Depositary shall confirm to the person
surrendering a Receipt or so giving written instructions the surrender of a Receipt or the receipt of instructions regarding withdrawal
of Deposited Securities.
A Receipt surrendered or written instructions received
for such purposes will be required by the Depositary to be properly endorsed in blank or accompanied by properly executed instruments
of transfer in blank. The person requesting withdrawal of Deposited Securities shall deliver to the Depositary a written order directing
the Depositary to cause the Deposited Securities being withdrawn to be delivered to or upon the written order of a person or persons designated
in such order subject to applicable Korean laws and regulations.
Upon the receipt of complete written instructions,
the Depositary shall direct the Custodian to deliver at the principal office of such Custodian, subject to the terms and conditions of
the Deposit Agreement, to or upon the written order of the person or persons designated in such written instruments, the Deposited Securities
represented by the ADSs evidenced by such Receipt or constituting such beneficial interest, except that the Depositary may make delivery
to such person or persons at the Principal New York Office or Principal London Office of the Depositary or any such Deposited Securities
which are in the form of cash.
At the request, risk and expense of any Holder so
surrendering a Receipt or submitting such written instructions for delivery, and for the account of such Holder, and provided that payment
of any applicable tax or other government charge shall have been made in accordance with Section 3.02 of the Deposit Agreement, the Depositary
shall, if permitted by applicable Korean law, direct the Custodian to forward a certificate or certificates (if available) and other proper
documents of title, if any, for the Deposited Securities represented by such ADSs for delivery at the Principal New York Office or Principal
London Office of the Depositary. Such direction shall be given by letter or, at the request, risk and expense of such Holder, by cable,
telex or facsimile transmission. The Depositary shall not accept for surrender a Receipt evidencing fewer than two ADSs or evidencing
a number of ADSs not evenly divisible by two.
(3) Transfers, Split-ups and Combinations. Subject to the limitations stated herein and in the Deposit Agreement, this
Receipt is transferable on the books of the Registrar by the Holder hereof in person or by duly authorized attorney, upon surrender of
this Receipt properly endorsed or accompanied by proper instruments of transfer (including signature guarantees in accordance with standard
industry practice and duly stamped as may be required by any applicable law); provided, however, that the Registrar shall
refuse to register any transfer of an ADR if such registration would cause the total number of Shares represented by ADSs evidenced by
ADRs held by any Holder to exceed the number of shares as determined by the Company in order to comply with the ownership restrictions
referred in Section 3.05 of the Deposit Agreement and notified in writing, from time to time, to the Registrar. This Receipt may be split
into other Receipts or may be combined with other Receipts into one Receipt, representing the same class and aggregate number of ADSs
and registered in the name of the same Holder as the Receipt or Receipts surrendered. As a condition precedent to the execution and delivery,
registration of transfer, split-up, combination or surrender of any Receipt or withdrawal of any Deposited Securities, the Depositary
or the Custodian may require from the presenter of a Receipt or the depositor of Shares a sum sufficient to reimburse it for any tax or
other governmental charge and any stock transfer or registration fee with respect thereto and payment of any applicable fees as provided
in paragraph (7) of this Receipt, and may require the production of proof satisfactory to it as to the identity and genuineness of any
signature appearing on any form, certification or other document delivered to the Depositary in connection with the Deposit agreement,
including but not limited to a signature guarantee in accordance with industry practice, and may also require compliance with any laws
or governmental regulations relating to depositary receipts in general or to the withdrawal of Deposited Securities.
(4) Certain Limitations. The Depositary may refuse to execute and to deliver Receipts, register the transfer of any Receipt,
or make any distribution of, or related to, Deposited Securities until it has received such proof of citizenship, residence, exchange
control approval, payment of applicable Korean or other taxes or governmental charges, legal or beneficial ownership or other information
as it or the Company may deem necessary or proper. The delivery of Receipts against deposits of Shares generally or of particular Shares
may be suspended or withheld, or the registration of transfer of Receipts in particular instances may be refused, or the registration
of transfer generally may be suspended, during any period when the transfer books of the Depositary, the shareholders' register of the
Company (or the appointed agent of the Company for the transfer and the registration of shares) or books of the CSD are closed, or if
any such action is deemed necessary or advisable by the Company, the Depositary or the CSD, in good faith, at any time or from time to
time in accordance with the Deposit Agreement; provided, however, the surrender of outstanding Receipts and withdrawal of
Deposited Securities represented thereby may be suspended, but only as required in connection with (i) temporary delays caused by
closing the transfer books of the Depositary or the issuer of any Deposited Securities (or the appointed agent or agents for such issuer
for the transfer and registration of such Deposited Securities) in connection with voting at a shareholders' meeting or the payment of
dividends, (ii) payment of fees, taxes and similar charges, or (iii) compliance with any United States or foreign laws or governmental
regulations relating to the Receipts or to the withdrawal of the Deposited Securities. Without limitation to the foregoing, the Depositary
shall not knowingly accept for deposit under the Deposit Agreement any Shares required to be registered under the Securities Act of 1933
prior to being offered and sold publicly in the United States unless a registration statement is in effect as to such Shares.
(5) Liability of Holders and Beneficial Owners For Taxes and Other Charges. If any Korean or other tax or other governmental
charge shall become payable with respect hereto or to any Deposited Securities represented by the ADSs evidenced hereby, such tax or other
governmental charge shall be payable by the Holder hereof to the Depositary and shall be payable by Beneficial Owners to the Holder. The
Depositary may refuse, and the Company shall be under no obligation, to effect any registration of transfer of all or any part of this
Receipt or to execute and deliver any new Receipt or Receipts or to permit any deposit or any withdrawal of Deposited Securities represented
by the ADSs evidenced hereby until such payment is made, and may withhold any dividends or other distributions, or may sell for the account
of the Holder hereof any part or all of the Deposited Securities represented by the ADSs evidenced hereby, and may apply such dividends
or other distributions or the proceeds of any such sale in payment of such tax or other governmental charge, the Holder and the Beneficial
Owners hereof remaining liable for any deficiency.
(6) Warranties by Depositor. Each person depositing Shares under the Deposit Agreement shall be deemed thereby to represent
and warrant that (i) such Shares and each certificate therefor are validly issued, outstanding, fully paid and non-assessable, (ii) any
preemptive or similar rights with respect thereto have been exercised or validly waived, (iii) the person making such deposit is
duly authorized so to do, and (iv) such Shares are not, and the ADSs issuable upon such deposit will not be "restricted securities"
as defined in Rule 144(a)(3) under the Securities Act of 1933. Such representations and warranties shall survive the deposit of Shares
and issuance of Receipts or adjustments in the Depositary's records in respect thereof.
(7) Charges of Depositary. The Depositary will charge the party to whom ADSs are delivered against deposits of Shares
and the party surrendering ADSs for delivery of Deposited Securities up to $5.00 per 100 ADSs (or portion thereof) surrendered unless
otherwise provided in the Deposit Agreement. Unless prohibited by an exchange upon which the ADSs may be listed, the Depositary will charge
the party to whom any cash distribution, or for whom the sale or exercise of rights or other corporate action involving distributions
to shareholders, is made with respect to ADSs up to $0.02 per ADS held plus the expenses of the Depositary on a per-ADS basis. The Company
will pay the expenses of the Depositary and any Registrar only as specified in the Deposit Agreement. The Depositary will pay any other
charges and expenses of the Depositary and the Registrar. Holders of Receipts shall pay (i) taxes and other governmental charges,
(ii) share transfer registration fees on deposits of Shares, (iii) such cable, telex, facsimile transmission and delivery expenses
as are expressly provided in the Deposit Agreement to be at the expense of persons depositing Shares or Holders of Receipts and (iv) such
reasonable expenses as are incurred by the Depositary in the conversion of foreign currency into United States dollars.
All such charges may be changed by agreement between
the Depositary and the Company at any time and from time to time, subject to the Deposit Agreement. The right of the Depositary to receive
payment of fees, charges and expenses shall survive the termination of this Deposit Agreement and, as to any Depositary, the resignation
or removal of such Depositary pursuant to Section 5.05 of the Deposit Agreement.
(8) Title to Receipts. Subject to the limitations set forth herein or in the Deposit Agreement, it is a condition of
this Receipt, and every successive Holder hereof by accepting or holding the same consents and agrees, that when properly endorsed or
accompanied by proper instruments of transfer (including signature guarantees in accordance with standard industry practice), title to
this Receipt (and to each ADS evidenced hereby) is transferable by delivery as in the case of a certificated security under the laws of
the State of New York; provided, however, that the Company and the Depositary, notwithstanding any notice to the contrary,
may deem and treat the Holder of this Receipt as the absolute owner hereof for any purpose, including, without limitation, the purpose
of determining the person entitled to distribution of dividends or other distributions or to any notice provided for in the Deposit Agreement
and neither the Depositary nor the Company shall have any obligation or be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to any
holder hereof unless such holder is the Holder hereof.
(9) Validity of Receipt. This Receipt shall not be entitled to any benefits under the Deposit Agreement or be valid or
obligatory for any purpose, unless this Receipt shall have been executed by the Depositary by the manual or facsimile signature of a duly
authorized signatory of the Depositary and countersigned by the manual or facsimile signature of a duly authorized signatory of the Registrar.
(10) Disclosure of Beneficial Ownership and Ownership Restrictions. The Company or the Depositary may from time to time
request Holders or former Holders to provide information as to the capacity in which they hold or held Receipts and regarding the identity
of any other persons then or previously interested in such Receipts and the nature of such interest and various other matters. Each such
Holder agrees to provide any such information reasonably requested by the Company or the Depositary pursuant to the Deposit Agreement
whether or not still a Holder at the time of such request. The Company may restrict, in such manner as it deems appropriate, transfers
of ADSs where such transfer would result in the total number of Shares beneficially owned by a single holder to exceed fifteen percent
(15%) of the aggregate number of Shares of the Company then issued and outstanding or any other limits under applicable law or the Company's
Articles of Incorporation with respect to which the Company may, from time to time, notify the Depositary. The Company, may, in its sole
discretion, instruct the Depositary to take action with respect to the beneficial ownership of any Holder or Beneficial Owner, who holds
ADSs in excess of the limitation set forth in the preceding sentence, including but not limited to, the imposition of restrictions on
the transfer of ADSs, the removal or limitation of voting rights or the mandatory sale or disposition on behalf and for the account of
a Holder or Beneficial Owner of the Shares represented by the ADSs held by such Holder or Beneficial Owner, in excess of such limitations
(and the cancellation of such ADSs), if and to the extent such disposition is permitted by applicable law. Nothing herein or in the Deposit
Agreement shall be interpreted as obligating the Depositary to ensure compliance with the ownership restrictions described herein or in
Section 3.05 of the Deposit Agreement.
(11) Available Information. The Company is subject to the periodic reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 and, accordingly, files certain reports with the Commission. Such reports and other information, when so filed, can be inspected
and copied at the public reference facilities maintained by the Commission at Judiciary Plaza, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Room 1024, Washington
D.C. 20549; and at the regional offices of the Commission at Seven World Trade Center, 13th Floor, New York, New York 10048;
and at Citicorp Center, 500 West Madison Street, Suite 1400, Chicago, Illinois 60661. Copies of such material may be obtained at prescribed
rates. Such reports and other information may also be inspected at the offices of the New York Stock Exchange, Inc., 11 Wall Street, New
York, New York 10005.
Dated: ____________
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The address of the Principal New York Office of
the Depositary is 111 Wall Street, New York, New York 10043.
(FORM OF REVERSE OF
RECEIPT)
SUMMARY OF CERTAIN ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS
OF THE DEPOSIT AGREEMENT
(12) Dividends and Distributions; Rights. Whenever the Custodian or the Depositary receives a cash dividend or other cash
distribution on the Deposited Securities or the net proceeds from the sale of securities, property or rights, the Depositary will, if
at the time of receipt thereof any amounts received in a foreign currency can, in the reasonable judgment of the Depositary and pursuant
to applicable law, be converted on a reasonable basis into United States dollars distributable to the Holders entitled thereto and subject
to the provisions of the Deposit Agreement, convert or cause to be converted as promptly as practicable such foreign currency into United
States dollars and will distribute promptly the amount thus received and any other dollars received by the Custodian or Depositary in
respect of Deposited Securities (less any reasonable expenses incurred by the Depositary in converting such foreign currency) to the Holders
entitled thereto, in proportion to the number of ADSs representing such Deposited Securities held by them respectively, after deduction
or upon payment of the fees and expenses of the Depositary; provided, however, that the amount distributed will be reduced
by any amounts required to be withheld by the Company, the Depositary or the Custodian in respect of taxes or other governmental charges.
If in the judgment of the Depositary amounts received in foreign currency may not be converted on a reasonable basis into United States
dollars distributable to the Holders entitled thereto, or may not be so convertible for all of the Holders entitled thereto, the Depositary
may in its discretion make such conversion, if any, and distribution in United States dollars to the extent permissible to the Holders
entitled thereto and may distribute the balance of the foreign currency received and not so convertible by the Depositary to, or hold
such balance (without liability for interest) for the account of, the Holders entitled to receive the same.
Whenever the Depositary or the Custodian receives
any distribution other than cash, Shares, Non-Voting Stock or rights upon any Deposited Securities, the Depositary will, after consultation
with the Company cause the securities or property received by the Custodian to be distributed as promptly as practicable to the Holders
entitled thereto, as of a record date fixed pursuant to Section 4.08 of the Deposit Agreement, after deduction or upon payment of the
fees and expenses of the Depositary, in proportion to the number of ADSs representing such Deposited Securities held by them respectively,
in any manner that the Depositary may deem equitable and practicable for accomplishing such distribution subject to any applicable laws
or regulations of Korea. If in the opinion of the Depositary any distribution other than cash, Shares, Non-Voting Stock or rights upon
any Deposited Securities cannot be made proportionately among the Holders entitled thereto, or if for any other reason the Depositary
deems such distribution not to be feasible, the Depositary, after consultation with the Company, may adopt such method as it may deem
equitable and practicable for the purpose of effecting such distribution, including the sale (at public or private sale) of the securities
or property thus received, or any party thereof, and the net proceeds of any such sale will be distributed by the Depositary to the Holders
entitled thereto subject to any applicable laws or regulations of Korea as in the case of a distribution received in cash.
If any distribution upon any Deposited Securities
consists of a dividend in, or free distribution of, Shares, the Depositary may with the Company's approval and pursuant to applicable
law, and will, if the Company so requests, deposit such Shares under the Deposit Agreement and either (i) distribute to the Holders
of outstanding Receipts entitled thereto, in proportion to the number of ADSs representing Deposited Securities held by them respectively,
additional Receipts for an aggregate number of ADSs representing the number of Shares received as such dividend or free distribution or
(ii) reflect on the records of the Depositary such increase in the aggregate number of ADSs representing the number of Shares so
received, in either case after deduction or upon payment of the fees and expenses of the Depositary. If the Depositary deems such distribution
for any reasons (including any requirement that the Company or the Depositary withhold an amount on account of taxes or other governmental
charges or that such Shares must be registered under the Securities Act of 1933 in order to be distributed to Holders) not to be feasible,
the Depositary, after consultation with the Company, may adopt such method as it may deem equitable and practicable for the purpose of
effecting such distribution, including the sale (at public or private sale) of the Shares thus received, or any part thereof, and the
net proceeds of any such sale will be distributed by the Depositary to the Holders entitled thereto as in the case of a distribution received
in cash. In lieu of issuing Receipts for fractional ADSs in any such case, the Depositary will sell the number of Shares represented by
the aggregate of such fractions and distribute the net proceeds in dollars. To the extent that new ADSs representing such Shares are not
created and such Shares are not sold or otherwise distributed, each ADS will thenceforth also represent such additional Shares distributed
upon the Deposited Securities represented thereby. The Company will not be obliged to list depositary shares representing Non-Voting Stock
on any exchange.
If any distribution upon any Deposited Securities
consists of a dividend in Non-Voting Stock, the Depositary shall cause such Non-Voting Stock to be deposited under a Non-Voting Stock
Deposit Agreement (the "Non-Voting Stock Deposit Agreement") which may be entered into among the Company, the Depositary
and all holders and beneficial owners from time to time of global depositary receipts issued thereunder and, subject to the terms and
conditions of the Non-Voting Stock Deposit Agreement, will cause the depositary shares issuable in respect of such deposit to be distributed
to the Holders entitled thereto, in proportion to the number of ADSs representing such Deposited Securities held by them respectively;
provided, however, that if for any reason (including any requirement that the Company or the Depositary withhold an amount
on account of taxes or other governmental charges or that such Non-Voting Stock must be registered under the Securities Act of 1933 in
order to be distributed to Holders) the Depositary deems such distribution not to be feasible, the Depositary, after consultation with
the Company, may adopt such method as it may deem equitable and practicable for the purpose of effecting such distribution, including
the sale (at public or private sale) of the Non-Voting Stock thus received, or any part thereof, and the net proceeds of any such sale
shall be distributed by the Depositary to the Holders entitled thereto as in the case of a distribution received in cash. In lieu of issuing
receipts for fractional depositary shares representing such Non-Voting Stock in any such case, the Depositary shall sell the number of
shares of such Non-Voting Stock represented by the aggregate of such factions and distribute the net proceeds in dollars, all in the manner
and subject to the conditions described in Section 4.02 of the Deposit Agreement.
In they event that the Company shall offer or cause
to be offered to the holders of any Deposited Securities any rights to subscribe for additional Shares or any rights of any other nature,
the Depositary, after consultation with the Company, will have discretion as to the procedure to be followed in making such rights available
to the Holders entitled thereto, subject to Section 5.09 of the Deposit Agreement, or in disposing of such rights on behalf of such Holders
and distributing the net proceeds in dollars to such Holders or, if by the terms of such rights offering or by reason of applicable law,
the Depositary may neither make such rights available to such Holders nor dispose of such rights and distribute the net proceeds to such
Holders, then the Depositary shall allow the rights to lapse; provided, however, that the Depositary will, if requested
in writing by the Company, either (a) make such rights available to all or certain Holders or Beneficial Owners by means of warrants or
otherwise, if lawful and feasible, after deduction or upon payment of the fees and expenses of the Depositary, or (b) if making such rights
available to certain Holders or Beneficial Owners is not lawful or not feasible, or if the rights represented by such warrants or other
instruments are not exercised and appear to be about to lapse, make reasonable efforts to sell such rights or warrants or other instruments
at public or private sales, at such place or places and upon such terms as the Depositary may deem proper, and after deduction or upon
payment of the fees and expenses of the Depositary, allocate the net proceeds of such sales for the account of the Holders otherwise entitled
thereto upon an averaged or other practicable basis without regard to any distinctions among such Holders because of exchange restrictions
or the date of delivery of any Receipt or Receipts, or otherwise.
Subject to the foregoing, in the event that the Company
issues any rights with respect to Non-Voting Stock, the securities issuable upon any exercise, whether by subscription or otherwise, of
such rights by Holders or Beneficial Owners shall be depositary shares representing such Non-Voting Stock issued pursuant to the terms
and provisions of the Non-Voting Stock Deposit Agreement.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section
4.06 of the Deposit Agreement, if registration under the Securities Act of 1933 or any other applicable law of the rights or the securities
to which any rights relate, or any filing, report, approval or consent of any third party is required in order for the Company to offer
such rights to Holders or Beneficial Owners and to sell the securities represented by such rights, the Depositary will not offer such
rights to the Holders unless and until a registration statement is in effect, or unless the offering and sale of such securities to the
Holders are exempt from or not subject to the registration provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 or such filing, report, approval or
consent has been submitted, obtained or granted, as the case may be. Neither the Depositary nor the Company shall have any obligation
to register such rights or such securities under the Securities Act of 1933 or to submit, obtain or request, as the case may be, of such
filing, report approval or consent.
(13) Record Dates. Whenever any cash dividend or other cash distribution shall become payable or any distribution other
than cash shall be made, or whenever rights shall be issued, with respect to any Deposited Securities, or whenever, for any reason, the
Depositary causes a change in the number of Shares that are represented by each ADS, or whenever the Depositary shall receive notice of
any meeting of holders of Shares or other Deposited Securities, the Depositary will fix a record date after consultation with the Company
(which shall be as near as practicable to the corresponding record date for Shares set by the Company) for the determination of the Holders
who will be entitled to receive such dividend, distribution or rights, or the net proceeds of the sale thereof, or to receive notice of
such meeting or to exercise the rights of Holders with respect to such changed number of Shares. Subject to the provisions of the Deposit
Agreement, the Holders on such record date shall be entitled to receive the amount distributable by the Depositary with respect to such
dividend or other distribution or such rights or the net proceeds of sale thereof, to exercise the rights of Holders hereunder with respect
to such changed number of Shares in proportion to the number of American Depositary Shares held by them respectively.
(14) Voting of Deposited Securities. As soon as practicable after receipt of notice of any meeting of, or solicitation
by the Company of consents or proxies from, holders of Shares or other Deposited Securities, the Depositary shall, if requested in writing
by the Company, fix a record date as provided in Section 4.08 of the Deposit Agreement for determining the Holders entitled to give instructions
for the exercise of voting rights. The notice shall be provided by the Company in English to the Depositary immediately upon finalization
of the form and substance thereof (in accordance with Section 5.08 of the Deposit Agreement). The Company shall provide to the Depositary
sufficient copies, as the Depositary may reasonably request, of notices of the Company's shareholders' meeting, the agenda therefor as
well as the English translations thereof, which the Depositary shall mail to Holders as soon as practicable after receipt of the same
by the Depositary, together with: (a) a statement that the Holders of record at the close of business on a specified record date
will be entitled, subject to any applicable provision of Korean law and of the Articles of Incorporation of the Company (which provisions,
if any, shall be summarized in pertinent part), to instruct the Depositary as to the exercise of the voting rights, if any, pertaining
to the number of Shares or other Deposited Securities represented by their respective ADSs evidenced by their respective Receipts and
(b) a brief statement as to the manner in which such instruction may be given, including, if applicable, the manner in which cumulative
voting rights (if any) may be exercised. At the request and expense of the Company and provided that the Depositary has timely received
from the Company the applicable information, the Depositary shall establish such procedures as may be commercially practicable to make
reasonable efforts to enable Holders of ADSs as of the applicable record date to exercise cumulative voting rights (if any) with respect
to the Shares represented by the ADSs held as of applicable record date. In the event that cumulative voting rights become applicable
to a shareholders' meeting, the Company shall immediately notify the Depositary of such occurrence in writing, but in any event within
two (2) business days from the day when the cumulative voting rights become applicable.
Upon the written request of a Holder of ADSs evidenced
by a Receipt on such record date received on or before the date established by the Depositary for such purpose, the Depositary shall endeavor,
insofar as practicable and permitted under applicable law and the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation of the Company, to vote
or cause the Custodian to vote the Shares represented by ADSs evidenced by such ADRs in accordance with the instructions set forth in
such request. Holders acknowledge, however, that the Company may not notify the Depositary sufficiently in advance of the scheduled date
of a meeting or solicitation of consents or proxies to enable the Depositary to make a timely mailing of such notices Holders of ADSs,
and that the Holders of ADSs may not receive such notices sufficiently in to the advance of a meeting or solicitation of consents or proxies
to give instructions to the Depositary. Holders further acknowledge that the Depositary may not receive the requisite information to enable
Holders to exercise cumulative voting rights (if any) relating to the Shares represented by their ADSs. The Depositary shall not attempt
to exercise the right to vote that attaches to the Shares other than in accordance with such instructions. ADSs for which no specific
voting instructions are received by the Depositary from the Holder, or for which specific voting instructions are not received by the
Depositary from the Holder with sufficient time for the Depositary to vote them shall not be voted. Neither the Depositary nor the Custodian
shall, under any circumstances exercise any discretion as to voting and neither the Depositary nor the Custodian shall vote or attempt
to exercise the right to vote the Shares or other Deposited Securities represented by ADSs except pursuant to and in accordance with such
written instructions from Holders.
In the event that (i) cumulative voting rights
apply to Shares for any specific shareholders' meeting and (ii) the Depositary is unable to make such cumulative voting rights available
to Holders of ADSs, the Depositary shall cause the Custodian to (x) exercise the cumulative voting rights applicable to the Shares
on deposit for which voting instructions have been timely received from Holders of ADSs by casting for each of the director candidates
that such Holder has voted for under the non-cumulative voting scheme, a number of votes which is calculated by dividing (a) the
total number of voting rights vested to such Holder under the cumulative voting scheme (which is calculated by multiplying (A) the
number of the Shares represented by the Holder's ADSs by (B) the number of directors to be elected) by (b) the number of director
candidates that the Holder voted for under the non-cumulative voting scheme (such calculation hereinafter referred to as the "Cumulative
Voting Formula") and (y) abstain from voting the cumulative voting rights applicable to Shares on deposit for which no voting
instructions have been timely received and for which the only voting instructions received by the Depositary were against all the director
candidates. In the event that (i) cumulative voting rights apply to Shares for any specific shareholders' meeting and (ii) cumulative
voting rights have been made available to Holders of ADSs, the Depositary shall cause the Custodian to (x) exercise cumulative voting
rights applicable to Shares on deposit for which cumulative voting instructions have been timely received from Holders of ADSs in accordance
with the cumulative voting instructions, (y) exercise cumulative voting rights applicable to Shares on deposit for which non-cumulative
voting instructions have been timely received from Holders of ADSs by casting for each of the director candidates that such Holder has
voted for under the non-cumulative voting scheme, a number of votes which is calculated in accordance with the Cumulative Voting Formula
and (z) abstain from voting the cumulative voting rights applicable to Shares on deposit for which no voting instructions have been
timely received and for which the only voting instructions received by the Depositary were against all the director candidates. In applying
the Cumulative Voting Formula, a fraction less than one in the number of votes shall be rounded down.
Subject to the applicable laws or rules of any securities
exchange on which the Deposited Securities are listed or traded, at least three (3) days (in the event cumulative voting rights become
applicable to a shareholders' meeting on or after ten (10) days prior to the relevant shareholders' meeting, two (2) days) prior to the
date of such meeting, the Depositary shall deliver to the Company a tabulation of the voting instructions received from Holders of Receipts,
if any, in accordance with which the Depositary will vote, or cause to be voted, the Deposited Securities represented by the ADSs evidenced
by such ADRs at such meeting. A Holder or Beneficial Owner of ADSs shall not be entitled to give any instructions with respect to voting
rights associated with ADSs evidenced by ADRs held by such Holder if and to the extent that the total number of Shares beneficially owned
by such Holder or Beneficial Owner exceeds any limit under applicable law or the Company's Articles of Incorporation with respect to which
the Company may, from time to time, notify the Depositary. The Company and the Depositary may take any and all action necessary or desirable
to enforce the restrictions on the exercise of voting rights set forth in the preceding sentence. Voting rights, if any, may be exercised
only in respect of two ADSs, or multiples thereof.
The Company acknowledges and agrees that the provisions
of Section 5.10 of the Deposit Agreement will apply to any liability or expense of the Depositary which may arise out of or in connection
with any action of the Depositary or the Custodian in voting pursuant to Section 4.09 of the Deposit Agreement.
(15) Changes Affecting Deposited Securities. Upon any change in par value, split-up, consolidation or any other reclassification
of Deposited Securities, or upon any recapitalization, reorganization, merger or consolidation of the Company or sale of assets by the
Company, any securities which will be received by the Depositary or the Custodian in exchange for or in conversion of or in respect of
Deposited Securities will be treated as new Deposited Securities under the Deposit Agreement, and the ADSs will, subject to the terms
of the Deposit Agreement and applicable laws, including any applicable provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, thenceforth represent
the new Deposited Securities so received, unless additional or new ADSs are created pursuant to the following sentence. Alternatively,
the Depositary may, with the Company's approval and pursuant to applicable law, and will, if the Company so requests and pursuant to applicable
law, and subject to Section 5.09 of the Deposit Agreement, create new or additional ADSs representing such new Deposited Securities and
execute and deliver additional Receipts evidencing such ADSs as in the case of a stock dividend on the Shares, and may call for the surrender
of outstanding Receipts to be exchanged for new Receipts specifically describing such new Deposited Securities. Immediately upon the occurrence
of any such change, conversion or exchange covered by Section 4.10 of the Deposit Agreement in respect of the Deposited Securities, the
Depositary will give notice thereof, at the Company's expense, in writing to all Holders.
(16) Reports; Inspection of Transfer Books. The Depositary will make available for inspection by Holders at its Principal
New York Office and Principal London Office and at the office of each Custodian copies of the Deposit Agreement, any notices, reports
or communications, including any proxy soliciting materials, received from the Company which are both (a) received by the Depositary
or Custodian or the nominee of either, as the holder of the Deposited Securities, and (b) made generally available to the holders
of such Deposited Securities by the Company. The Depositary will also send to Holders copies of such notices, reports and communications
when furnished by the Company to the Depositary as provided in the Deposit Agreement. The Depositary will keep books at its Principal
New York Office for the registration of Receipts and their transfer which at all reasonable times will be open for inspection by Holders
and the Company, provided that such inspection shall not to the Depositary's knowledge be for the purpose of communicating with Holders
in the interest of a business or object other than the business of the Company or a matter related to the Deposit Agreement or the Receipts.
Upon notice to the Company, the Depositary may close the transfer books, at any time or from time or time, when deemed expedient by it
in connection with the performance of its duties under the Deposit Agreement.
(17) Withholding. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Deposit Agreement, in the event that the Depositary determines
that any distribution in property (including Shares or rights to subscribe therefor or other securities) is subject to any tax or governmental
charges which the Depositary is obligated to withhold, the Depositary may dispose of all or a portion of such property (including Shares
and rights to subscribe therefor) in such amounts and in such manner as the Depositary deems necessary and practicable to pay such taxes
or governmental charges, including by public or private sale, and the Depositary will distribute the net proceeds of any such sale or
the balance of any such property after deduction of such taxes or governmental charges to the Holders entitled thereto in proportion to
the number of ADSs held by them respectively.
(18) Liability of the Company and Depositary. Neither the Depositary nor the Company will incur any liability to any Holder
or Beneficial Owner, if by reason of any provision of any present or future law of the United States, Korea or any other country or jurisdiction,
or of any other governmental authority, or by reason of any provision, present or future, of the Articles of Incorporation of the Company,
or by reason of any act of God or war or other circumstances beyond its control, the Depositary or the Company shall be prevented, delayed
or forbidden from, or subject to any civil or criminal liability on account of, doing or performing any act or thing which by the terms
of the Deposit Agreement it is provided shall be done or performed. Neither the Company nor the Depositary assumes any obligation or shall
be subject to any liability under the Deposit Agreement to Holders or Beneficial Owners, including for any consequential or punitive damages
for any breach of the Deposit Agreement, except that each of them agrees to act in good faith and without negligence in the performance
of such duties as are specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement. The Depositary and the Company undertake to perform such duties
and only such duties as are specifically set forth in the Deposit Agreement, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into
the Deposit Agreement against the Depositary or the Company. Neither the Depositary nor the Company will be under any obligation to appear
in, prosecute or defend any action, suit or other proceeding in respect of any Deposited Securities or in respect of the Receipts, which
in its opinion may involve it in expense and liability, unless indemnity satisfactory to it against all expense and liability be furnished
as often as may be required, and no Custodian will be under any obligation whatsoever with respect to such proceedings, the responsibility
of the Custodian being solely to the Depositary. Neither the Depositary nor the Company will be liable for any action or inaction by it
in reliance upon the advice of or information from legal counsel, accountants, any person presenting Shares for deposit, any Holder or
Beneficial Owner, or any other person believed by it in good faith to be competent to give such advice or information. Each of the Depositary,
its agents and the Company may rely and shall be protected in acting upon any written notice, request, direction or other document believed
by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties.
(19) Certain Rights of the Depositary; Limitations. Subject to the further terms and provisions of Sections 5.11 and 3.05
of the Deposit Agreement and applicable Korean law, the Depositary and its agents may own and deal in any class of securities of the Company
and its affiliates and in ADS. The Depositary may cause the issuance of ADSs against evidence of rights to receive Shares from the Company,
or any custodian, registrar, transfer agent, clearing agency or other entity involved in ownership or transaction records in respect of
the Shares. Such evidence of rights shall consist of written blanket or specific guarantees of ownership of Shares furnished on behalf
of the holder thereof. In its capacity as Depositary, the Depositary shall not lend Shares or ADSs; provided, however, that
to the extent permitted by Korean law, the Depositary reserves the right to (i) cause the issuance of ADSs prior to the receipt of
Shares pursuant to Section 2.02 of the Deposit Agreement and (ii) deliver Shares prior to the receipt and cancellation of ADSs pursuant
to Section 2.05 of the Deposit Agreement, including ADSs which were issued under (i) above but for which Shares may not have been
received; further provided, however, that the Depositary shall not issue ADSs prior to the receipt of Shares in the case
of the deposit of Shares by the Company in connection with an offering of ADSs or pursuant to the Deposit Agreement, unless requested
by the Company and to the extent permitted by applicable Korean law. The Depositary may receive ADSs in lieu of Shares under (i) above
and receive Shares in lieu of ADSs under (ii) above. Each such transaction shall be (a) subject to (x) a written representation
by the person or entity (the "Applicant") to whom ADSs or Shares are delivered that, at the time the Depositary causes the issuance
of such ADSs or delivers such Shares, the Applicant or its customer owns the Shares or ADSs to be delivered to the Depositary, or (y) such
evidence of ownership of Shares or ADSs as the Depositary deems appropriate, (b) subject to a written agreement by the Applicant
that it will hold such Shares or ADSs in trust for the Depositary until their delivery to the Depositary or Custodian, reflect on its
records the Depositary as owner of such Shares or ADSs and deliver such Shares or ADSs upon the Depositary's request, (c) at all
times fully collateralized (marked to market daily) with cash, United States government securities, or other collateral of comparable
safety and liquidity, (d) terminable by the Depositary on not more than five (5) business days' notice, and (e) subject to such
further indemnities and credit regulations as the Depositary deems appropriate. The Depositary intends that the number of ADSs issued
under (i) above and outstanding at any time generally will not exceed thirty percent (30%) of the ADSs then outstanding and with
respect to which Shares are on deposit with the Depositary and that the Shares released at any time generally under (ii) above will
not exceed 30% of the Shares that remain on deposit; provided, however, that the Depositary reserves the right to change
or disregard such limit from time to time as the Depositary reasonably deems appropriate; further provided, however, that
the Depositary will not enter into any transaction under (i) or (ii) above that will have the immediate effect of exceeding
the 30% limitation until after consultation with the Company. The Depositary will also set limits with respect to the number of ADSs and
Shares involved in transactions to be effected pursuant to Section 5.l l of the Deposit Agreement with any one person on a case-by-case
basis as it deems appropriate.
Collateral provided by an Applicant for ADSs or Shares,
but not the earnings thereon, shall be held for the benefit of the Holder. The Depositary may retain for its own account any compensation
received by it in connection with the foregoing, including without limitation earnings on the collateral.
(20) Resignation and Removal of Depositary; Substitution of Custodian. The Depositary may at any time resign as Depositary
under the Deposit Agreement by 60 days' prior written notice of its election so to do delivered to the Company, such resignation to take
effect upon the appointment of a successor depositary and its acceptance of such appointment as provided in the Deposit Agreement. The
Depositary may at any time be removed by the Company by 60 days' prior written notice of such removal, which shall become effective upon
the appointment of a successor depositary and its acceptance of such appointment as provided in the Deposit Agreement. The Depositary
may, after consultation with the Company, when it reasonably appears to be in the best interest of the Holders to do so, appoint a substitute
or an additional custodian and the term "Custodian" shall also refer to such substitute or additional custodian.
(21) Amendment of Deposit Agreement and Receipts. This Receipt and the Deposit Agreement may at any time and from time
to time be amended by Agreement between the Company and the Depositary. Any amendment which shall impose or increase any fees or charges
(other than taxes or other governmental charges), or which shall otherwise prejudice any substantial existing right of Holders shall not,
however, become effective as to outstanding Receipts until the expiration of 30 days after notice of such amendment shall have been given
to the Holders of outstanding Receipts. Every Holder and Beneficial Owner at the time any amendment so becomes effective shall be deemed,
by continuing to hold any Receipt or to own any beneficial interest herein, to consent and agree to such amendment and to be bound by
the Deposit Agreement as amended thereby. In no event shall any amendment impair the right of the Holder to surrender such Receipt and
receive therefor the Deposited Securities represented thereby, except in order to comply with mandatory provisions of applicable law.
(22) Termination of Deposit Agreement. The Depositary will at any time at the direction of the Company, upon 90 days'
prior written notice from the Company, terminate the Deposit Agreement by mailing notice of such termination to the Holders of all Receipts
then outstanding at least 30 days prior to the date fixed in such notice for such termination. The Depositary may likewise terminate the
Deposit Agreement if at any time 90 days after the Depositary shall have delivered to the Company a written notice of its election to
resign and a successor depositary shall not have been appointed and accepted its appointment. If any Receipts shall remain outstanding
after the date of termination, the Depositary thereafter will discontinue the registration of transfers of Receipts, will suspend the
distribution of dividends to the holders thereof, will not accept deposits of Shares (and will instruct each Custodian to act accordingly)
and will not give any further notices or perform any further acts under the Deposit Agreement, except that the Depositary will continue
to collect dividends and other distributions pertaining to Deposited Securities, will sell property and rights and convert Deposited Securities
into cash, and will continue to deliver Deposited Securities, together with any dividends or other distributions received with respect
thereto and the net proceeds of the sale of any rights or other property, in exchange for Receipts surrendered to the Depositary. At any
time after the expiration of six months from the date of termination, the Depositary may sell the Deposited Securities then held under
the Deposit Agreement and may thereafter hold the net proceeds of any such sale, together with any other cash then held by it under the
Deposit Agreement, without liability for interests for the pro rata benefit of the Holders not theretofore surrendered. Thereafter the
Depositary will be discharged from all obligations under the Deposit Agreement, except to account for such net proceeds and other cash.
(23) Governing Law. The Deposit Agreement and the Receipts shall be interpreted under, and all rights hereunder and thereunder
shall be governed by, the laws of the State of New York without regard to the principles of conflicts of laws thereof.
(24) Power of Attorney. Each Holder and Beneficial Owner, upon acceptance of this Receipt hereby appoints the Depositary
its attorney-in-fact, with full power to delegate, to take any and all steps or action provided for or contemplated herein with respect
to the Deposited Securities, including but not limited to those set forth in Section 3.05 and Article IV of the Deposit Agreement, and
to take such further steps or action as the Depositary in its reasonable discretion may deem necessary or appropriate to carry out the
purposes of the Deposit Agreement.
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sells,
assigns and transfers unto
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Exhibit (b)
388 Greenwich
Street 14th Floor
New York, NY 10013
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CITIBANK, N.A.
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Dated as
of October 1, 2007
KT CORPORATION -Direct Registration System for ADSs
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is made to the Deposit
Agreement, dated as of May 25, 1999, as amended by Amendment No. 1
dated as of February 5, 2004 (the "Deposit Agreement"), by and among KT CORPORATION (the "Company"),
Citibank, N.A., as Depositary (the "Depositary"), and all Holders and Beneficial Owners from time to time of American
Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") evidencing American Depositary Shares ("ADSs") issued thereunder, each
ADS representing one-half (1/2) of one (1) Share
(the "Shares") of the Company. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meaning assigned thereto
in the Deposit Agreement.
The purpose of this letter agreement
is to supplement the Deposit Agreement to enable the establishment by the Depositary of a "direct registration system" (the
"DR System") for ADSs and the issuance by the Depositary of "uncertificated ADSs" as part of the DR System.
Therefore, the Company and the Depositary agree as follows:
1. Notwithstanding any provision of the Deposit Agreement, the Depositary may, at any time and from time to time, issue ADSs
that are not evidenced by ADRs (such ADSs, the "Uncertificated ADSs", and the ADSs evidenced by ADRs, the "Certificated
ADSs").
2. Uncertificated ADSs shall not be represented by any instrument(s) but shall be evidenced only by the registration of “uncertificated
securities" on the books and records of the Depositary maintained for such purpose. Any reference to Holders of ADR(s) or ADS(s)
in the Deposit Agreement shall, in the context of the Uncertificated ADSs, refer to the person(s) in whose name the Uncertificated ADSs
are registered on the books of the Depositary maintained for such purpose.
3. Holders of Uncertificated ADSs that are not subject to any registered pledges, liens, restrictions or adverse claims, of which
the Depositary has written notice at such time, shall at all times have the right to exchange the Uncertificated ADSs (or any portion
thereof) for Certificated ADSs of the same type and class, subject in each case to applicable laws and any rules the Depositary may establish
from time to time in respect of the Uncertificated ADSs.
4. Holders
of Certificated ADSs shall, so long as the Depositary maintains the DR System for the ADSs, have the right to exchange the Certificated
ADSs (or any portion thereof) for Uncertificated ADSs upon (i) the due surrender of the Certificated ADSs to the Depositary for such
purpose, and (ii) the presentation of a written request to such effect to the Depositary, subject in each case to (a) all liens and restrictions
noted on the ADR evidencing the Certificated ADS(s) and all adverse claims of which the Depositary then has written notice, (b) the terms
of the Deposit Agreement (as supplemented by this letter agreement) and the rules that the Depositary may establish from time to time
for such purposes thereunder, and (c) applicable law.
5. Uncertificated ADSs shall in all material respects be identical to Certificated ADSs of the same type and class, except
that (i) no ADR(s) shall be, nor shall need to be, issued to evidence Uncertificated ADSs, (ii) Uncertificated ADSs shall, subject to
the terms of the Deposit Agreement (as supplemented by this letter agreement), be transferable upon the same terms and conditions as
uncertificated securities under New York law, (iii) each Holder's ownership of Uncertificated ADSs shall be recorded on the books and
records of the Depositary maintained for such purpose and evidence of such Holder's ownership shall be reflected in periodic statements
provided by the Depositary to each such Holder in accordance with applicable law, (iv) the Depositary may from time to time, upon notice
to the Holders of Uncertificated ADSs affected thereby, establish rules and amend or supplement existing rules, as may be deemed reasonably
necessary to maintain the DR System and for the issuance of Uncertificated ADSs on behalf of Holders, provided that such rules do not
conflict with the terms of the Deposit Agreement (as supplemented by this letter agreement) and applicable law, (v) the Holder of Uncertificated
ADSs shall not be entitled to any benefits under the Deposit Agreement (as supplemented by this letter agreement) and such Holder's Uncertificated
ADSs shall not be valid or enforceable for any purpose against the Depositary or the Company unless such Holder is registered on the
books and records of the Depositary maintained for such purpose, (vi) the Depositary may, in connection with any deposit of Shares resulting
in the issuance of Uncertificated ADSs and with any transfer, pledge, release and cancellation of Uncertificated ADSs, require the prior
receipt of such documentation as the Depositary may reasonably request, and (vii) upon termination of the Deposit Agreement (as supplemented
by this letter agreement), the Depositary shall not require Holders of Uncertificated ADSs to affirmatively instruct the Depositary or
to take other action before remitting proceeds from the sale of the Deposited Securities represented by such Holders' Uncertificated
ADSs under the terms of Section 6.2 of the Deposit Agreement.
6. When issuing ADSs under the terms of the Deposit Agreement, including, without limitation, issuances pursuant to Section
4.4 thereof, the Depositary may in its discretion determine to issue Uncertificated ADSs rather than Certificated ADSs, unless otherwise
specifically instructed in writing by the applicable Holder to issue Certificated ADSs.
7. Holders of Uncertificated
ADSs may request the sale of ADSs through the Depositary, subject to the terms and conditions generally applicable to the sale of ADSs
through the Depositary from time to time (which may be changed by the Depositary).
8. All
provisions and conditions of the Deposit Agreement shall apply to Uncertificated ADSs to the same extent as to Certificated ADSs,
except as contemplated herein. The Depositary is authorized and directed to take any and all actions, and establish any and all
procedures, deemed reasonably necessary to give effect to the terms hereof. Any references in the Deposit Agreement or any ADR(s) to
the terms "American Depositary Share(s)" or "ADS(s)" shall, unless the context otherwise requires, include
Certificated ADS(s) and Uncertificated ADS(s), individually or collectively, as the context may require.
9. Except as set forth herein and except as required by applicable law, the Uncertificated ADSs shall be treated as ADSs issued
and outstanding under the terms of the Deposit Agreement (as supplemented by this letter agreement). In the event that, in determining
the rights and obligations of parties to the Deposit Agreement (as supplemented by this letter agreement) with respect to any Uncertificated
ADSs, any conflict arises between (a) the terms of the Deposit Agreement and (b) the terms hereof, the terms and conditions set forth
herein shall be controlling and shall govern the rights and obligations of the parties to the Deposit Agreement pertaining to the Uncertificated
ADSs.
10. This letter agreement shall be interpreted under, and all the rights and obligations hereunder shall be governed by, the laws
of the State of New York without regard to the principles of choice of law thereof.
11. The terms of this letter agreement supplement the Deposit Agreement, and are not intended to prejudice any substantial existing
rights of Holders of ADSs and, as a result, notice may, but is not required, to be given of the terms hereof to Holders of ADSs under
the Deposit Agreement.
12. The Company and the Depositary shall make reference to the terms of this letter agreement, or attach an executed copy hereof
to, the next Registration Statement on Form F-6 filing made with the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect of the ADSs.
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as Depositary
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Vice president |
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Oct 1, 2007 |
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KT CORPORATION |
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Exhibit (d)
![](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1472033/000119380525000172/logo.jpg)
February 13,
2025
Citibank, N.A. – ADR Department
388 Greenwich Street
New York, New York 10013
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We refer to the
Registration Statement on Form F-6 (the “Registration Statement”) to be filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the “SEC”) by the legal entity created by the Deposit Agreement (as hereinafter defined) for the
purpose of registering under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”),
300,000,000 American Depositary Shares (the “ADSs”) to be issued under the Deposit Agreement, dated as of May 25,
1999, as amended, by and among Citibank, N.A., as Depositary, KT Corporation, a company organized and existing under the laws of the
Republic of Korea (the “Company”), and all Holders and Beneficial Owners (each as defined in the Deposit
Agreement and hereinafter used as so defined) from time to time of ADSs issued thereunder, a copy of which was filed as Exhibit
(a)(i) to the Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form F-6, Reg. No. 333-13578, filed on February 3,
2004 (the “Deposit Agreement”). Each ADS will represent the right to receive, subject to the terms and conditions
of the Deposit Agreement, the laws of the Republic of Korea and, if applicable, the American Depositary Receipt
(“ADR”) evidencing such ADS, one-half (1/2) of one share of common stock of the Company (the
“Shares”).
Nothing contained herein or
in any document referred to herein is intended by this firm to be used, and the addressees hereof cannot use anything contained herein
or in any document referred to herein, as tax advice.
Assuming that, at the time of
their issuance, the Registration Statement will be effective, the Deposit Agreement has been duly executed and delivered, and the Shares
will have been legally issued, we are of the opinion that the ADSs, when issued in accordance with the terms of the Deposit Agreement
and the Registration Statement, will be legally issued and will entitle the Holders to the rights specified in the Deposit Agreement and,
if applicable, the ADR(s) evidencing the ADS(s).
This opinion is limited to
the laws of the State of New York and the Federal laws of the United States. Without admitting that we are within the category of persons
whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act, we hereby consent to the use of this opinion as Exhibit (d) to
the Registration Statement.
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Very truly yours, |
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PATTERSON BELKNAP WEBB & TYLER LLP |
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/s/ Jean-Claude Lanza |
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Exhibit (e)
Rule 466 Certification
The depositary, Citibank, N.A., represents and certifies the following:
| (i) | That it previously had filed a registration statement on Form F-6 (Registration
No. 333-13578, which the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission declared effective, with terms of deposit identical to the terms of deposit
of this Form F-6 Registration Statement; and |
| (ii) | That its ability to designate the date and time of effectiveness under
Rule 466 has not been suspended. |
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CITIBANK, N.A., as Depositary |
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/s/ Joseph Connor |
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Name: Joseph Connor |
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Title: Attorney in Fact
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