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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-24-224075
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20240924
FILED AS OF DATE:		20240924
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20240924

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			KT CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000892450
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS (NO RADIO TELEPHONE) [4813]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	06 Technology
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		6-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-14926
		FILM NUMBER:		241317470

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		206 JUNGJA DONG, BUNDANG GU,
		STREET 2:		SUNGNAM, KYUNGGI DO, 463-711,
		CITY:			KOREA M5
		STATE:			M5
		ZIP:			463-711
		BUSINESS PHONE:		82-31-727-0114

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		KT GWANGHWAMUN BUILDING EAST,
		STREET 2:		33 JONGNO-3-GIL, JONGNO-GU,
		CITY:			SEOUL, 110-130, KOREA M5
		STATE:			M5
		ZIP:			110-130

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	KOREA TELECOM CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19971006

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	KOREA TELECOM
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19950130
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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Form <FONT
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<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REPORT OF
FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PURSUANT TO RULE <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13a-16</FONT> OR
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">15d-16</FONT> OF </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>For the month of September 2024 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Commission File Number <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">1-14926</FONT> </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>KT Corporation </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Translation of registrant&#146;s name into English) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>90, <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Buljeong-ro,</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Bundang-gu,</FONT>
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Seongnam-si,</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Gyeonggi-do, </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Korea </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of
principal executive offices) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">20-F</FONT> or Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">40-F:</FONT> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;20-F&#8194;&#9746;</FONT><U></U><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;Form&nbsp;40-F&#8194;&#9744;</FONT> </P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5">Dated: September&nbsp;24, 2024</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">KT Corporation</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Youngkyoon Yun</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Sanghyun Cho</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER:1px solid #808080; padding-left:8pt">1. Type of Merger</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #808080; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #808080; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #808080">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="9" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #808080; BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #808080; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #808080; padding-right:2pt"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">KT
Corporation will absorb KT NexR (Small-scale merger)</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:2.00em; text-indent:-1.50em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#149;&#8195;&#8202;Surviving Entity (Listed): KT
Corporation</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:2.00em; text-indent:-1.50em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#149;&#8195;&#8202;Merged Entity (Not listed): KT NexR</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER:1px solid #808080; padding-left:8pt">2. Purpose of Merger</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #808080; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #808080; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #808080">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="9" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #808080; BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #808080; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #808080; padding-right:2pt">To enhance operational efficiency</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER:1px solid #808080; padding-left:8pt">3. Major Impact and Effects of Merger</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #808080; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #808080; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #808080">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="9" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #808080; BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #808080; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #808080; padding-right:2pt">As of current date, KT DS holds 100% of KT NexR shares. KT Corp. plans to acquire 100% of such
shares from KT DS on October&nbsp;2, 2024. The merger between the surviving entity and the merged entity will be at a merger ratio of 1.0000000:0.0000000. After completion, KT Corp. will be the surviving entity, while KT NexR will be dissolved. This
merger is a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-capital</FONT> increase merger, which means that there will be no issuance of new shares. Therefore, there will be no changes in the ownership of KT Corp.&#146;s major shareholders or their ownership
percentages after the merger is completed.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER:1px solid #808080; padding-left:8pt">4. Merger Ratio</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #808080; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #808080; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #808080">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="9" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #808080; BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #808080; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #808080; padding-right:2pt">KT Corp. : KT NexR = 1.0000000:0.0000000</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER:1px solid #808080; padding-left:8pt">5. Basis for Merger Ratio Calculation</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #808080; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #808080; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #808080">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="9" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #808080; BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #808080; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #808080; padding-right:2pt">KT Corp. plans to acquire 100% of KT NexR shares from KT DS on October&nbsp;2, 2024. As of the
merger date, KT Corp., as the parent company, will merge with its wholly owned subsidiary KT NexR with a 1.0000000:0.0000000 merger ratio through a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-capital</FONT> increase merger.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER:1px solid #808080; padding-left:8pt">6. External Evaluation</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #808080; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #808080; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #808080">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="9" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #808080; BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #808080; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #808080; padding-right:2pt">According to Article <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">165-4</FONT> of the Capital Market and
Financial Investment Business Act and Article <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">176-5</FONT> of the Enforcement Decree of the same Act, when a company that owns the total shares of another company merges without issuing new shares, there is no
obligation to obtain an evaluation from an external evaluation institution. As this merger falls under this provision, no external evaluation has been obtained.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ROWSPAN="7" STYLE="BORDER:1px solid #808080; padding-left:8pt">7. Details of Entity to be Merged (as of recent fiscal year, unit: KRW)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #808080; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #808080; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #808080">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #808080; BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #808080; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #808080">Name of Company</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #808080; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #808080; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #808080">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="7" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #808080; BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #808080; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #808080; padding-right:2pt">KT NexR</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #808080; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #808080; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #808080">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #808080; BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #808080; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #808080">Business Sector</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #808080; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #808080; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #808080">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="7" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #808080; BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #808080; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #808080; padding-right:2pt">Development and operation of big data platform</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #808080; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #808080; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #808080">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #808080; BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #808080; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #808080">Relationship with KT</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #808080; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #808080; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #808080">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="7" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #808080; BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #808080; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #808080; padding-right:2pt">Affiliated Company</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #808080; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #808080; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #808080">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #808080; BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #808080; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #808080">Total Assets</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #808080; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #808080; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #808080">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-right:1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">8,477,240,815</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #808080; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #808080; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #808080">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #808080; BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #808080; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #808080">Capital Stock</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #808080; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #808080; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #808080">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #808080; BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #808080; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #808080; padding-right:2pt">2,073,333,500</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #808080; BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #808080; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #808080">Total Liabilities</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #808080; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #808080; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #808080">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3" ALIGN="right" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #808080; BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #808080; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #808080">
<P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-right:1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">6,265,360,610</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #808080; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #808080; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #808080">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #808080; BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #808080; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #808080">Revenue</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #808080; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #808080; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #808080">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #808080; BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #808080; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #808080; padding-right:2pt">16,831,790,236</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #808080; BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #808080; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #808080">Total Equity</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #808080; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #808080; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #808080">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3" ALIGN="right" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #808080; BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #808080; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #808080">
<P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-right:1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">2,211,880,205</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #808080; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #808080; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #808080">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #808080; BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #808080; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #808080">Net Income</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #808080; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #808080; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #808080">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #808080; BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #808080; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #808080; padding-right:2pt">-917,557,234</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #808080; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #808080; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #808080">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #808080; BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #808080; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #808080">External Audit</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #808080; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #808080; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #808080">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #808080; BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #808080; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #808080">Anjin Deloitte</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #808080; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #808080; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #808080">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #808080; BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #808080; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #808080">Audit Opinion</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #808080; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #808080; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #808080">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #808080; BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #808080; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #808080; padding-right:2pt">Unqualified</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ROWSPAN="6" STYLE="BORDER:1px solid #808080; padding-left:8pt">8. Merger Schedule</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #808080; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #808080; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #808080">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #808080; BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #808080; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #808080">Merger Agreement Date</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #808080">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5" STYLE="BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #808080; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #808080; padding-right:2pt">September&nbsp;26, 2024</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #808080; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #808080; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #808080">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #808080; BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #808080; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #808080">Shareholder Record Date</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #808080">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5" STYLE="BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #808080; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #808080; padding-right:2pt">October&nbsp;10, 2024</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #808080; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #808080; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #808080">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #808080; BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #808080; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #808080">Period for Submitting Opinions of Opposition</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #808080">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5" STYLE="BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #808080; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #808080; padding-right:2pt">From October&nbsp;10, 2024 to October&nbsp;24, 2024</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #808080; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #808080; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #808080">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #808080; BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #808080; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #808080">Period for Submitting Opposition for Credit Holders</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #808080">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5" STYLE="BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #808080; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #808080; padding-right:2pt">From November&nbsp;13, 2024 to December&nbsp;13, 2024</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #808080; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #808080; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #808080">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #808080; BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #808080; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #808080">Date of Merger</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #808080">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5" STYLE="BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #808080; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #808080; padding-right:2pt">December&nbsp;26, 2024</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #808080; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #808080; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #808080">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #808080; BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #808080; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #808080">Expected Date of Merger Registration</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="5">December&nbsp;27, 2024</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER:1px solid #808080; padding-left:8pt">9. Appraisal Right</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #808080; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #808080; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #808080">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="9" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #808080; BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #808080; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #808080; padding-right:2pt">According to Article <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">527-3</FONT> of the Commercial Act, which
follows the procedure for small-scale mergers, shareholders of KT will not be granted appraisal rights.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER:1px solid #808080; padding-left:8pt">10. Date of Board Resolution</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE=" BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #808080; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #808080; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #808080">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="9" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #808080; BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #808080; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #808080; padding-right:2pt">September&nbsp;24, 2024 (All 8 outside directors have attended.)</TD></TR>
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