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Articles of Incorporation

KT¡¯s emphasis on ethical management to improve corporate governance and management transparency
  • 1.General Provisions
  • 2.Share of Stock
  • 3.Debenture
  • 4.General Meeting of Shareholders
  • 5.Directors
  • 6.Board of Directors
  • 7.Accounting
  • 8.Supplementary Provisions
  • Addendum

Adopted on

  • October 1, 1997

Amended on

  • December 8, 1997 / September 18, 1998 / March 19, 1999 / March 24, 2000 / March 21, 2001 /
    March 22, 2002 / August 20, 2002 / March 14, 2003 / March 12, 2004 / March 11, 2005 / August 19, 2005 /
    March 10, 2006 / March 16, 2007 / January 14, 2009 / March 27, 2009 / March 12, 2010 / March 11, 2011

Chapter 1. General Provisions

  • Article 1. Name
    The name of the Corporation shall be "Chusik Hoesa kt", which shall be written in English as "kt Corporation" (hereafter "kt").
  • Article 2. Purpose
    The objective of kt is to engage in the following business activities
    • 1. Information and communications business
    • 2. New media business
    • 3. Development and sale of software and contents
    • 4. Sale and distribution of information communication equipment
    • 5. Testing and inspection of information communication equipment, device or facilities
    • 6. Advertisement business
    • 7. Retail business via telephone, mail order or online
    • 8. IT facility construction business and electrical construction business
    • 9. Real estate and housing business
    • 10. Electronic banking and finance business
    • 11. Education and learning service business
    • 12. Security service business (Machinery system surveillance service, Facilities security service, etc)
    • 13. Research and technical development, education, training and promotion, overseas businesses, and export
           and import, manufacture and distribution related to activities mentioned in Subparagraphs 1 through 12; and
    • 14. Frequency-based telecommunications services and other telecommunications services
    • 15. Value-added telecommunications business
    • 16. Manufacture, provision (screening) and distribution of contents such as musical records, music videos, movies,
           videos and games
    • 17. Issuance and management of pre-paid electronic payment instruments, and businesses related to electronic
           finance such as payment gateway services
    • 18. Sales and leasing of equipment and facilities related to the activities mentioned in Subparagraphs 14 through 17
    • 19. Any overseas business or export and import business related to activities mentioned in Subparagraphs 14
           through 18
    • 20. Tourism
    • 21. (Deleted)
    • 22. New and renewable energy and energy generation business
    • 23. Health Informatics business
    • 24. Manufacture of communication equipment, device or facilities for military purpose
    • 25. Any and all other activities or businesses incidental to or necessary for attainment of the foregoing.
  • Article 3. Location of Offices
    The head office of kt (the "head office") shall be located in Seoul or Kyunggi Province. kt may establish requisite sub-offices at site(s) pursuant to resolution of the Board of Directors.
  • Article 4. Method of Public Notice
    Public notices by kt shall be given in The Seoul Shinmun circulated in Seoul, Republic of Korea. Provided, however, that if the public notices cannot be published in The Seoul Shinmun due to unavoidable circumstances, such public notices may be given in any daily newspaper published in Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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