6-K 1 d6k.htm FORM 6-K Form 6-K

 

 

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 2009

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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Main items discussed at the “2009 CEO Conference”held on January 21, 2009 :

KT Corp. guidance for Fiscal Year 2009 after merger with KT Freetel :

A. Revenue: 19 trillion (KRW)

B. Operating Profit: 1.8 trillion (KRW)

C. EBITDA: 5 trillion (KRW)

D. CAPEX: 3.2 trillion (KRW)


All New KT
KT-KTF Merger Announcement
2009. 1. 21


Table of Contents
Transaction Summary
2
Proposed Timeline
3
Strategic Rationale
4
Immediate Impact
5
Cost Synergies
6
Further Opportunities
7
2009 Guidance
8
Highlights
1


Highlights
KT-KTF merger to lead fixed-wireless convergence
Dilution minimized through treasury shares and issuance of EB
to NTT DoCoMo
Estimated increase in ’09 EPS : 70~80% (compared to ’08)
Expected effect : approx. cost reduction of 1.5% of combined
sales
Quicker decision-making due to unified management


Transaction Summary
Merger Ratio (KT: KTF)   1:0.7192335
Use of treasury shares and EB issued for 60% of NTT’s
KTF shares to minimize dilution effect
Expected amount of treasury shares and new shares
Treasury shares used  :  60% of total treasury shares
New shares issued  :  less than 5%
Less than 287M
After Merger
Less than 5%
Dilution
Effect
273M
Total shares
issued
Before Merger
Total issued shares, number of treasury shares used, and new shares issued
are
subject to change during the process of the merger


Proposed Timeline
<Jan. 20>
<Feb. 5>
<Apr. 16>
<May 18>
<Mar. 27>
Resolution
of merger
Record
date
-
EGM
-
appraisal
rights period
begins
Appraisal
rights
period ends
Merger
date
The merger process is expected to last 4 months
The above schedule is subject to change due to government approval period and other issues


Representative telcos
of OECD countries have achieved competitiveness
through integrated fixed-wireless management
Single company : 11 countries including Italy
100% affiliated  : 11 countries including USA
Under 100% affiliated : 7 countries including Korea (Only three countries,
including Ireland, have affiliates with lower ownership than Korea)
Strategic Rationale
Change in ownership structure
Country            Company Name
merged
merged
100% affiliated
merged
100% affiliated
2008
75% affiliated
100% affiliated
76% affiliated
51% affiliated
SBC, BellSouth (separate)
1998
Denmark          Tele
Danmark
(TDC)
Switzerland      Swiss Telecom
Canada            Bell Canada
Italy                  Telecom Italia
USA                  AT&T
In China, 6 fixed-wireless companies were reorganized into 3 integrated fixed-wireless
companies (2008)


Strategic Rationale
Lead convergence trend
Unify decision-making and stakeholder interest
Maximize resource efficiency
Minimized dilution through treasury shares
Enhanced corporate value through merger synergy
Higher EPS through full-scale wireless business
Unified customer care providing one-stop service
Develop convergence services
Provide competitive bundle products
Corporate Benefit
Shareholder
Benefit
Customer Benefit


Immediate Impact
Financial Benefits
Enhanced EPS through fixed-wireless business opportunities and
merger synergies
(Excluding treasury shares: 70~80%, Inclusive: 110~120%)
2009 EPS comparison with 2008 KT stand-alone EPS
Cost Synergies
Cost savings of 1.5% of 2008 combined sales (3-year average)


Cost savings of 1.5% of combined sales (3-year average)
Cost Synergies
53%
23%
24%
Overhead
Y+0
Y+1
Y+2
Marketing
Network
79
84
39
172
9
11
147
147
147
(KRW
Billion)
197
240
398
Marketing cost
-
Reduction of sales promotion / commissions through bundle
marketing
Network cost
Reduction of outsourcing costs for wireless network maintenance
Overhead cost
Integration of procurement, billing, call-centers, and R&D costs


Combined base of 20M fixed / 14M wireless subs
Reduced churn through full-scale bundling
Integrated distribution channel under unified
brand
Cross-selling through fixed-wireless distribution
channel
Develop fixed-wireless integrated products
Diversify service / product portfolio
Establish R&D infrastructure for diverse bundled
products and next-generation telecom services
Expand
Customer Contact
Point
Product
Diversification
Enhance
R&D
Capacity
Expand
Customer Base
Further Opportunities


2009 Guidance
Revenue
OP
EBITDA
CAPEX
3.2
5
1.8
19
(KRW trillion)


Q&A
Q&A


Forward-Looking Statements

This communication contains forward-looking information and statements about KT Corporation and its merger with KT Freetel Co., Ltd. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts. These statements include financial projections and estimates and their underlying assumptions, statements regarding plans, objectives and expectations with respect to future operations, products and services, and statements regarding future performance. Forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 are generally identified by the words “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “target” or similar expressions. Although KT Corporation’s management believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, investors are cautioned that forward-looking information and statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties, many of which are difficult to predict and generally beyond the control of KT Corporation, that could cause actual results and developments to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied or projected by, the forward-looking information and statements. These risks and uncertainties include those discussed or identified in the public filings with the SEC made by KT Corporation, including on Form 20-F and on the Form F-4 that KT Corporation will file with the SEC. KT Corporation undertakes no obligation to publicly update its forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.


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 21, 2009

KT Corporation

By:   /s/ Thomas Bum Joon Kim
Name:   Thomas Bum Joon Kim
Title:   Managing Director
By:   /s/ Youngwoo Kim
Name:   Youngwoo Kim
Title:   Director