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 February 2023
Commission File Number 1-14926
KT Corporation
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
90, Buljeong-ro,
Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si,
Gyeonggi-do,
Korea
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:
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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: February 9, 2023 | ||
| KT Corporation | ||
| By: | /s/ Seunghoon Chi | |
| Name: | Seunghoon Chi | |
| Title: | Vice President | |
| By: | /s/ Sanghyun Cho | |
| Name: | Sanghyun Cho | |
| Title: | Director | |
| FY 2022 Cash Dividend Payment | ||||
| 1. Dividend category | Year-end Dividend | |||
| 2. Dividend type | Cash Dividend | |||
| 3. Dividend per share (KRW) | Common Stock | 1,960 | ||
| Different classes of stocks | - | |||
| - Differential dividends | No | |||
| 4. Dividend yield (%) | Common Stock | 5.5% | ||
| Different classes of stocks | - | |||
| 5. Total dividend payment (KRW) | 501,843,648,880 | |||
| 6. Record date | 2022-12-31 | |||
| 7. Dividend distribution date | Within one month from completion of the General Meeting of Shareholders | |||
| 8. Whether General Shareholders’ Meeting will be held | On Schedule | |||
| 9. Date of General Shareholders’ Meeting | To be determined | |||
| 10. Date of approval by the BOD | 2023-02-09 | |||
| -Attendance of outside directors | Present (No.) | 7 | ||
| Absent (No.) | 0 | |||
- Attendance of auditors
(auditors who are not outside directors) | - | |||
| 11. Additional Details Relevant to Investment Consideration | - Dividend per share amount under Item 3 above is subject to change subject to completion of external audit and results of the General Meeting of Shareholders.
- Dividend yield under Item 4 above has been calculated by dividing the proposed dividend per share amount to the arithmetic average closing price of KT common shares during the five business days prior to ‘the record date minus two business days’.
- The company’s audit committee is made up of all outside directors. | |||
