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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-24-250927
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	6-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20241105
FILED AS OF DATE:		20241105
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20241105

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:		241425458

	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
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">6-K</FONT> </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: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> </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>OF 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 November 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">Form
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">20-F&#8194;&#9746;</FONT><U></U>&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">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="3">Dated: November&nbsp;5, 2024</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" COLSPAN="3">Name: Youngkyoon Yun</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">Title: Vice President</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" COLSPAN="3">Name: Sanghyun Cho</TD></TR>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Corporate <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Value-Up</FONT> Plan </B></P>
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 This disclosure may include predictive information and is subject to change. Actual results may differ from the predictions.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-left:8pt">1. Title</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt">KT Corporate <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Value-Up</FONT> Plan</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="middle" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-left:8pt">2. Details</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">[FY2028 Target]</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:0.50em; text-indent:-0.50em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">-&#8202;FY2028 Consolidated ROE of 9%~10%</P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">[Action Plan]</P> <P STYLE="font-size:0pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">-Transform into AICT Company: Increase AI/IT revenue by 3 times compared to 2023</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:0.50em; text-indent:-0.50em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">-&#8202;Increase Profitability: Achieve consolidated operating profit margin of 9% by FY2028 through revamping
business structure based on profitability</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:0.50em; text-indent:-0.50em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">-&#8202;Liquidate <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-Core</FONT>
Assets: Increase resources for capital allocation through liquidating idle real estate assets and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-core</FONT> investment portfolio</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:0.50em; text-indent:-0.50em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">-&#8202;Enhance Capital Efficiency: Buyback and cancel a total of KRW 1 trillion worth of treasury shares from FY2025
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-left:8pt">3.&nbsp;Date&nbsp;of&nbsp;Determination</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-RIGHT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-right:2pt">November&nbsp;5, 2024</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000; padding-left:8pt">4. Other Important Information Relevant to Investment Decision</TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:0.50em; text-indent:-0.50em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">-&#8202;Please refer to the &#145;KT Corporate <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Value-Up</FONT> Plan&#146; uploaded on
the KT website (<U>http://corp.kt.com</U>) for detailed information.</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:0.50em; text-indent:-0.50em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">-&#8202;The &#145;Consolidated ROE&#146;
mentioned in &#145;2. Details&#146; above refers to &#145;Return on Equity&#146;, and is calculated by dividing the net income by equity (attributable to the owners of the controlling company)</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:0.50em; text-indent:-0.50em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">-&#8202;The &#145;2. Details&#146; above and &#145;KT Corporate <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Value-Up</FONT>
Plan&#146; uploaded on the website are subject to change based on market conditions.</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:0.50em; text-indent:-0.50em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">-&#8202;The &#145;3. Date of
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