SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of January 2011
Commission File Number 1-14926
KT Corporation
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
206 Jungja-dong
Bundang-gu, Sungnam
Kyunggi-do
463-711
Korea
(Address of principal executive offices)
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Yes ¨ No x
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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.
| Dated: January 28, 2011 | ||
| KT Corporation | ||
| By: | /s/ Thomas Bum Joon Kim | |
| Name: | Thomas Bum Joon Kim | |
| Title: | Managing Director | |
| By: | /s/ Young Jin Kim | |
| Name: | Young Jin Kim | |
| Title: | Director | |
Declaration of cash dividend
Dividend type | Regular (year-end) dividend | |
| Dividends declared per share | KRW 2,410 | |
| Dividend yield ratio | 5.0% | |
| Total dividends declared (KRW) | 586,150,184,040 | |
| Record date | December 31, 2010 | |
| Dividend payment date | — | |
| Scheduled date of the annual general meeting of the shareholders | — | |
| Date of the board resolution | January 27, 2011 | |
| Attendance of outside directors | Present: Eight of Eight | |
| Attendance of audit committee members | Present | |
The above figures are based on the net profit in 2010 and subject to change pending completion of the audit by the independent auditors, as well as approval by the annual general meeting of the shareholders.
The dividend payment date is expected to be within one month from the date of the annual general meeting of the shareholders.
The date of the annual general meeting will be decided hereafter.
All of the members of KT’s audit committee are outside directors. | ||
