UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15D-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of March, 2022
Commission File Number: 1-13368
POSCO HOLDINGS INC.
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
POSCO Center, 440 Teheran-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Korea, 06194
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Notice of Registration of Surviving Company
1. Schedule
| Classification | Date | |
| Date of resolution of the board of directors’ meeting to approve the Spin-off Plan | December 10, 2021 | |
| Date of submission of the report on major matters | December 10, 2021 | |
| Record date for determination of shareholders for the general shareholders’ meeting to approve the Spin-off Plan | December 27, 2021 | |
| Date of public notice on convocation of general shareholders’ meeting | January 5, 2022 | |
| Date of public notification on convocation of general shareholders’ meeting | January 13, 2022 | |
| Date of general shareholders’ meeting to approve the Spin-off Plan | January 28, 2022 | |
| Date of Spin-off | March 1, 2022 | |
| Date of the board meeting substituting general shareholder’s meeting to report the Spin-off and inaugural general meeting | March 2, 2022 | |
| Registration Date of Spin-off | March 2, 2022 |
| ø | Among the above, the general meeting of vertical spin-off reports was replaced by a public announcement of a resolution of the board of directors, and the relevant contents were announced on the company website (http://www.posco.com) on March 2. |
2. Changes in Equity Ownership such as Major Shareholders
The division is a simple vertical spin-off and therefore there is no such change
3. Exercise of Appraisal Rights of Stockholders
In accordance with Articles 530-2 through 530-12 of the Korean Commercial Code (the “KCC”) the Spin-off was conducted by way of a vertical spin-off whereby the Company will spin off the Spun-off Business Unit and establish the New Company, and the Company will survive the Spin-off and own 100% of the New Company’s issued equity stock. Therefore, the case is not applicable.
4. Matters Concerning the Protection of Creditors
The process of creditor protection is unnecessary as the Surviving Company (POSCO HOLDINGS) and the New Company (POSCO) will bear joint responsibility for debts of the company prior to the spin-off
5. Status of Related Litigation
No lawsuit has been filed that may affect the effectiveness of the vertical spin-off as of the date of this report’s submission
6. Matters Concerning the Allocation of New Shares
It is a simple vertical spin-off in which allocate 100% of total issued shares of the New Company (POSCO) to the Surviving Company (POSCO HOLDINGS)
7. Financial Summary of Before and After the Spin-off (as of September 30, 2021)
(Unit: KRW Million) |
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| Classification | Before | After | ||||||||||
| Surviving Company | New Company *2 | |||||||||||
I. Current assets | 24,842,655 | 6,476,196 | 18,366,459 | |||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents *3,4,5 | 2,423,235 | 705,213 | 1,718,022 | |||||||||
Trade receivables | 6,107,524 | 10,294 | 6,097,230 | |||||||||
Other receivables | 396,331 | 163,867 | 232,464 | |||||||||
Other financial assets | 9,323,815 | 5,595,713 | 3,728,102 | |||||||||
Inventories | 6,528,001 | — | 6,528,001 | |||||||||
Assets held for sale | 10,331 | — | 10,331 | |||||||||
Other current assets | 53,418 | 1,109 | 52,309 | |||||||||
II. Non-current assets | 38,510,946 | 45,484,708 | 20,643,631 | |||||||||
Long-term trade receivables | 7,610 | — | 7,610 | |||||||||
Other receivables | 285,703 | 212,403 | 73,300 | |||||||||
Other financial assets | 1,678,509 | 1,435,984 | 242,525 | |||||||||
Investment in subsidiaries, affiliates and joint ventures*3,4,5,6 | 15,988,632 | 43,369,850 | 236,175 | |||||||||
Invested real properties | 147,290 | 133,774 | 13,516 | |||||||||
Tangible assets*6 | 19,774,324 | 264,737 | 19,509,587 | |||||||||
Intangible assets | 549,699 | 13,849 | 535,850 | |||||||||
Other non-current assets | 79,179 | 54,111 | 25,068 | |||||||||
Total assets | 63,353,601 | 51,960,904 | 39,010,090 | |||||||||
I. Current liabilities | 6,270,413 | 1,461,345 | 4,809,068 | |||||||||
II.Non-current assets | 8,764,361 | 2,380,116 | 6,384,245 | |||||||||
Total liabilities | 15,034,774 | 3,841,461 | 11,193,313 | |||||||||
I.Capital | 482,403 | 482,403 | 482,403 | |||||||||
II.Capital surplus | 1,339,289 | 1,339,289 | 27,134,990 | |||||||||
III.Hybrid capital securities | 199,384 | — | 199,384 | |||||||||
IV.Accumulated other comprehensive income | (191,343 | ) | (191,343 | ) | — | |||||||
V.Capital adjustment | (2,508,294 | ) | (2,508,294 | ) | — | |||||||
VI.Retained earnings | 48,997,388 | 48,997,388 | — | |||||||||
Total shareholders’ equity | 48,318,827 | 48,119,443 | 27,816,777 | |||||||||
Note 1) The amounts above are based on the statements of financial position as of September 30, 2021 and may differ on the date of the Spin-off.
Note 2) The New Company has transferred of its logistics business unit (advance payments of KRW 208M, intangible assets of KRW 402M and provisions for severance and retirement benefits of KRW 185M as of September 30, 2021) to its affiliate ‘POSCO Terminal’, prior to the date of the Spin-off.
Note 3) On December 10, 2021, the board of directors of the Company resolved to participate in the capital increase with consideration of POSCO Argentina S.A.U. (USD 587.8M) and to provide a payment guarantee for POSCO Argentina S.A.U.’s borrowings (USD 251.9M) to invest in a brine-based lithium commercial plant. The capital increase with consideration is expected to occur in installments, as necessary, based on the progress of the business. The first capital increase (USD 212.4M) has occurred as of the date of the Spin-off. Of the Surviving Company’s cash in the above summary financials, the capital increase will be classified as investment stocks accounted for by the equity method (POSCO Argentina S.A.U.)
Note 4) On December 9, 2021, the finance committee of the Company resolved to invest KRW 258,000 M to acquire 40% of the shares of a joint venture relating to a solid electrolyte business and such transaction was closed on February 2022. Based on the above summary financials, the above investment amount shall be categorized as “Investment in subsidiaries, affiliates and joint ventures” of the Surviving Company as of the date of the Spin-off.
Note 5) On December 9, 2021, the finance committee and the ESG committee of the Company resolved to acquire all shares of POSCO Terminal Co., Ltd. held by Mitsui & Co., Ltd. and Mitsui & Co. (Asia Pacific) Pte. Ltd. (2,450,000 shares, 49%) at KRW 75.95B on December 13, 2021. Accordingly, the acquisition amount, which is categorized in cash of the Surviving Company in the above summary financials, is expected to be categorized as “Investment in subsidiaries, affiliates and joint ventures” of the Surviving Company as of the date of the Spin-off.
Note 6) On November 4, 2021, the finance committee and the ESG committee of the Company resolved to acquire 1,392,165 shares newly issued by NEH Co., Ltd. as consideration for the in-kind contribution of land (located at 923, Geumho-dong, Gwangyang-si (size: 348,041.3 m2, book value: KRW 49,116M) owned by the Company. The in-kind contribution and new share acquisition was completed in December 2021. As the new shares of NEH Co., Ltd. are expected to belong to the Surviving Company as of the date of the Spin-off, the contributed land is categorized as assets of the Surviving Company in the above summary financials and is expected to be classified as “Investment in subsidiaries, affiliates and joint ventures” of the Surviving Company as of the date of the Spin-off.
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 HOLDINGS INC. | ||||||
| (Registrant) | ||||||
| Date: March 8, 2022 | By | /s/ Chung, Kyung-Jin | ||||
| (Signature) | ||||||
| Name: Chung, Kyung-Jin | ||||||
| Title: Executive Vice President | ||||||
