POSCO (PKX) 6-K/A Current report (foreign) (amended)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 6-K/A

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15D-16 UNDER

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of July, 2021

Commission File Number: 1-13368

POSCO

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

POSCO Center, 440 Teheran-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Korea, 06194

(Address of principal executive office)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or

Form 40-F.

Form 20-F  ☒            Form 40-F  ☐

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• This disclosure is the amendment of the previous filing regarding the provisional earnings of 2^nd quarter 2021 which was disclosed on July 12, 2021.

• The amended parts are marked in blue color as shown in the table below.

• The below earnings information is composed based on K-IFRS (Korean International Financial Reporting Standards) and the independent auditors’ review is not finished. Therefore, the earnings information may change in the review process.

1. Provisional Earnings in Consolidated Financial Statements Basis

(In hundred millions of KRW)

		Q2 2021		Q1 2021		Changes over Q1 2021(%)			Q2 2020		Changes over Q2 2020(%)
Revenue	Current		182,925		160,687		13.84	%		137,216		33.31	%
	Cumulative		343,612		160,687		—			282,674		21.56	%
Operating Profit	Current		22,006		15,524		41.75	%		1,677		1,212.22	%
	Cumulative		37,530		15,524		—			8,730		329.90	%

2. Provisional Earnings in Separate Financial Statements Basis

(In hundred millions of KRW)

		Q2 2021		Q1 2021		Changes over Q1 2021(%)			Q2 2020		Changes over Q2 2020(%)
Revenue	Current		92,774		78,004		18.93	%		58,848		57.65	%
	Cumulative		170,778		78,004		—			128,547		32.85	%
Operating Profit	Current		16,081		10,729		49.88	%		-1,085		Turn to profit
	Cumulative		26,810		10,729		—			3,496		666.88	%

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

		POSCO
		(Registrant)
Date:    July 23, 2021	By	/s/ Chung, Kyung-Jin
		(Signature)
		Name: Chung, Kyung-Jin
		Title: Head of Finance Office