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56th
Annual
General Meeting
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March 19, 2025, 9:00 a.m. KST
- Convention Hall (3F)/ Exhibition Hall (1F), 140, Gwanggyojungang-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
Previous
Meetings
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55th AGM (March 2024)
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There were 4,111,922,032 shares present at the 55th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders; the attendance rate excluding the largest shareholder/affiliated persons was 65.0%
※ Shares present and attendance rate: Based on the total number of common shares with voting rights represented at the opening of the meeting (Agenda No.1)The 55th Annual General Shareholders' Meeting voting result Agenda Approval rate No.1 Approval of audited financial statements for FY2023, including Statements of Financial Position, Statements of Profit or Loss, Statements of Appropriation of Retained Earnings 99.10% No.2 Election of Je-Yoon Shin as Independent Director 87.51% No.3 Election of Hye-Kyung Cho as Independent Director for Audit Committee Member 98.86% No.4 Election of Myung-Hee Yoo as Audit Committee Member 92.81% No.5 Approval of Director Remuneration Limit (FY2024) 99.41% No.6 Approval of Amendments to the Articles of Incorporation 99.82%
(Relevant laws and regulations may cause the number of common shares with voting rights to differ for each resolution, which may affect the number of voting shares available for each resolution.) -
54th AGM (March 2023)
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There were 3,953,710,407 shares present at the 54th Annual General Shareholders Meeting
※ Shares present: Total number of the common shares with voting rights represented at the opening of the Meeting (Agenda No.1) basis.The 54th Annual General Shareholders' Meeting voting result Agenda Approval rate No.1 Approval of the balance sheet, income statement, and statement of appropriation of retained earnings for the 54th fiscal year (Jan 1, 2022, to Dec 31, 2022) 99.51% No.2 Election of Jong-Hee Han as Executive Director 97.54% No.3 Approval of Director remuneration limit 99.26%
(The number of common shares with voting rights for each resolution item at the Annual General Meeting of shareholders' may change according to relevant laws and regulations which may result in different numbers of voting shares available for each resolution. ) -
EGM (November 2022)
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There were 4,186,880,410 shares present at the 54th Extraordinary General Shareholders Meeting
※ Shares present: Total number of the common shares with voting rights represented at the opening of the Meeting (Agenda No.1) basis.The 51rd Annual General Shareholders' Meeting voting result Agenda Approval rate No.1 Election of Independent Directors No.1-1 Election of Independent Director Eun-Nyeong Heo 88.29% No.1-2 Election of Independent Director Myung-Hee Yoo 99.25%
(The number of common shares with voting rights for each resolution item at the Annual General Meeting of shareholders' may change according to relevant laws and regulations which may result in different numbers of voting shares available for each resolution. ) -
53rd AGM (March 2022)
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There were 4,158,510,150 shares present at the 53rd Annual General Shareholders Meeting
※ Shares present: Total number of the common shares with voting rights represented at the opening of the Meeting (Agenda No.1) basis.The 51rd Annual General Shareholders' Meeting voting result Agenda Approval rate No.1 Approval of audited financial statements for FY2021, including Statements of Financial Position, Statements of Profit or Loss, Statements of Appropriation of Retained Earnings 99.27% No.2 Election of Directors No.2-1 Election of Independent Directors No.2-1-1 Election of Independent Director Han-Jo Kim 69.53% No.2-1-2 Election of Independent Director Wha-Jin Han 99.71% No.2-1-3 Election of Independent Director Jun-Sung Kim 97.68% No.2-2 Election of Executive Directors No.2-2-1 Election of Executive Director Kye-Hyun Kyung 86.34% No.2-2-2 Election of Executive Director Tae-Moon Roh 97.96% No.2-2-3 Election of Executive Director Hark-Kyu Park 86.11% No.2-2-4 Election of Executive Director Jung-Bae Lee 98.04% No.2-3 Election of Members of the Audit Committee No.2-3-1 Election of the Member of the Audit Committee Han Jo Kim 74.64% No.2-3-2 Election of the Member of the Audit Committee Jeong Kim 74.46% No.3 Approval of Director Remuneration Limit 98.17%
(The number of common shares with voting rights for each resolution item at the Annual General Meeting of shareholders' may change according to relevant laws and regulations which may result in different numbers of voting shares available for each resolution. ) -
52nd AGM (March 2021)
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There were 4,513,439,678 shares present at the 52nd Annual General Shareholders Meeting
※ Shares present: Total number of the common shares with voting rights represented at the opening of the Meeting (Agenda No.1) basis.The 51st Annual General Shareholders' Meeting voting result Agenda Approval rate No.1 Approval of Audited Financial Statements and Annual Dividends (FY2020) 99.33% No.2 Election of Directors No.2-1 Election of Independent Directors No.2-1-1 Dr. Byung-Gook Park 81.90% No.2-1-2 Dr. Jeong Kim 81.24% No.2-2 Election of Executive Directors No.2-2-1 Dr. Kinam Kim 98.93% No.2-2-2 Mr. Hyun-Suk Kim 98.93% No.2-2-3 Mr. Dong-Jin Koh 98.93% No.3 Election of Independent Director for Audit Committee Member (Dr. Sun-Uk Kim) 79.48% No.4 Approval of Director Remuneration Limit (FY2021) 85.05%
(The number of common shares with voting rights for each resolution item at the Annual General Meeting of shareholders' may change according to relevant laws and regulations which may result in different numbers of voting shares available for each resolution. ) -
51st AGM (March 2020)
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There were 4,648,698,715 shares present at the 51st Annual General Shareholders Meeting
※ Shares present: Total number of the common shares with voting rights represented at the opening of the Meeting (Agenda No.1) basis.The 51st Annual General Shareholders' Meeting voting result Agenda Approval rate No.1 Approval of Audited Financial Statements and Annual Dividends (FY2019) 99.42% No.2 Appointment of Executive Directors No.2-1 Mr. Jong Hee Han 98.71% No.2-2 Mr. Yoon Ho Choi 95.83% No.3 Approval of Director Remuneration Limit (FY2020) 99.02%
(The number of common shares with voting rights for each resolution item at the Annual General Meeting of shareholders' may change according to relevant laws and regulations which may result in different numbers of voting shares available for each resolution. ) -
50th AGM (March 2019)
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There were 4,257,867,141 shares present at the 50th Annual General Shareholders Meeting
※ Shares present: Total number of the common shares with voting rights represented at the opening of the Meeting. (Agenda No.1 basis)The 50th Annual General Shareholders' Meeting voting result Agenda Approval rate No.1 Approval of Audited Financial Statements and Annual Dividends (FY2018) 99.5% No.2 Election of Directors No.2-1 Appointment of Independent Directors No.2-1-1 Dr. Jae Wan Bahk 71.4% No.2-1-2 Mr. Han Jo Kim 99.0% No.2-1-3 Dr. Curie Ahn 98.8% No.2-2 Appointment of Audit Committee Member No.2-2-1 Dr. Jae Wan Bahk 72.0% No.2-2-2 Mr. Han Jo Kim 98.8% No.3 Approval of Director Remuneration Limit (FY2019) 99.3%
(The number of common shares with voting rights for each resolution item at the Annual General Meeting of shareholders' may change according to relevant laws and regulations which may result in different numbers of voting shares available for each resolution.) -
49th AGM (March 2018)
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There were 90,942,871 shares present at the 49th Annual General Shareholders Meeting
The 49th Annual General Shareholders' Meeting voting result Agenda Approval rate No.1 Approval of Audited Financial Statements and Annual Dividends (FY2017) 99.5% No.2 Election of Directors No.2-1 Appointment of Independent Directors No.2-1-1 Dr. Jeong Kim 99.9% No.2-1-2 Dr. Sun Uk Kim 99.4% No.2-1-3 Dr. Byung Gook Park 99.4% No.2-2 Appointment of Executive Directors No.2-2-1 Mr. Sang Hoon Lee 61.6% No.2-2-2 Dr. Ki Nam Kim 99.2% No.2-2-3 Mr. Hyun Suk Kim 99.1% No.2-2-4 Mr. Dong Jin Koh 99.1% No.2-3 Appointment of Audit Committee Member (Dr. Sun Uk Kim) 99.3% No.3 Approval of Director Remuneration Limit (FY2018) 99.0% No.4 Approval of Stock Split and related amendments to the Articles of Incorporation 99.9% ※ Shares present: Total number of the common shares with voting rights represented at the opening of the Meeting. (Agenda No.1 basis)
(The number of common shares with voting rights for each resolution item at the Annual General Meeting of shareholders' may change according to relevant laws and regulations which may result in different numbers of voting shares available for each resolution.) -
48th AGM (March 2017)
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There were 93,406,624 shares present at the 48th Annual General Shareholders Meeting
Extraordinary General Shareholders' Meeting voting result Agenda Approval rate No.1 Approval of audited financial statements for FY16 98.5% No.2 Approval of the remuneration limit for the Directors for FY17 97.2% ※ Shares present: Total number of the common shares with voting rights represented at the opening of the Meeting. (Agenda No.1 basis)
(The number of common shares with voting rights for each resolution item at the Annual General Meeting of shareholders' may change according to relevant laws and regulations which may result in different numbers of voting shares available for each resolution. ) -
EGM (October 2016)
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Extraordinary general meeting of shareholders (Shares present : 103,711,283)
Extraordinary General Shareholders' Meeting voting result Agenda Approval rate No.1 Approval of Printing solutions business Spin-off 99.96% No.2 Appointment of Executive director - Nominee : Jae-Yong Lee (First nomination) 95.98% ※ Shares present: Total number of the common shares with voting rights represented at the opening of the Meeting. (Agenda No.1 basis)
(The number of common shares with voting rights for each resolution item at the Annual General Meeting of shareholders' may change according to relevant laws and regulations which may result in different numbers of voting shares available for each resolution. ) -
47th AGM (March 2016)
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The 47th Annual General Shareholders' Meeting (Shares present : 94,391,359)
The 47th Annual General Shareholders' Meeting voting result Agenda Approval rate No.1 Approval of Audited Financial Statements for FY 2015 96.1% No.2 Election of Directors No.2-1 Appointment of Independent Directors No.2-1-1 Mr. In-Ho Lee 95.6% No.2-1-2 Mr. Kwang-Soo Song 94.4% No.2-1-3 Mr. Jae-Wan Bahk 96.0% No.2-2 Appointment of Executive Directors No.2-2-1 Mr. Boo-Keun Yoon 99.3% No.2-2-2 Mr. Jong-Kyun Shin 99.1% No.2-2-3 Mr. Sang-Hoon Lee 98.8% No.2-3 Appointment of Members of Audit Committee No.2-3-1 Mr. In-Ho Lee 95.0% No.2-3-2 Mr. Kwang-Soo Song 93.8% No.3 Approval of the Remuneration Limit for the Directors for FY 2016 99.7% No.4 Approval of amendments to the Articles of Incorporation 99.7% ※ Shares present: Total number of the common shares with voting rights represented at the opening of the Meeting. (Agenda No.1 basis)
(The number of common shares with voting rights for each resolution item at the Annual General Meeting of shareholders' may change according to relevant laws and regulations which may result in different numbers of voting shares available for each resolution. ) -
46th AGM (March 2015)
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The 46th Annual General Shareholders' Meeting (Shares present : 92,124,403)
The 46th Annual General Shareholders' Meeting voting result Agenda Approval rate No.1 Approval of Balance Sheet, Income Statement, and Statement of Appropriation of Retained Earnings (Draft) for the 46th Fiscal Year (from Jan 1, 2014 to Dec 31, 2014) 93.56% No.2 Appointment of Directors No.2-1 Appointment of Independent Directors No.2-1-1 Mr. Han-Joong Kim 95.75% No.2-1-2 Mr. Byeong-Gi Lee 98.30% No.2-2 Appointment of Executive Directors (Mr. Oh-Hyun Kwon) 95.31% No.2-3 Appointment of Members of Audit Committee (Mr. Han-Joong Kim) 96.44% No.3 Approval of the limit on the remuneration for the Directors 99.37% ※ Shares present: Total number of the common shares with voting rights represented at the opening of the Meeting. (Agenda No.1 basis)
(The number of common shares with voting rights for each resolution item at the Annual General Meeting of shareholders' may change according to relevant laws and regulations which may result in different numbers of voting shares available for each resolution. ) -
45th AGM (March 2014)
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The 45th Annual General Shareholders' Meeting (Shares present : 93,247,027)
The 45th Annual General Shareholders' Meeting voting result Agenda Approval rate No.1 Approval of Balance Sheet, Income Statement, and Statement of Appropriation of Retained Earnings (Draft) for the 45th Fiscal Year (from January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013) 99.74% No.2 Approval of the limit on the remuneration for the Directors 95.85% ※ Shares present: Total number of the common shares with voting rights represented at the opening of the Meeting. (Agenda No.1 basis)
(The number of common shares with voting rights for each resolution item at the Annual General Meeting of shareholders' may change according to relevant laws and regulations which may result in different numbers of voting shares available for each resolution. ) -
44th AGM (March 2013)
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The 44th Annual General Shareholders' Meeting (Shares present : 88,854,940)
The 44th Annual General Shareholders' Meeting voting result Agenda Approval rate No.1 Approval of Balance Sheet, Income Statement, and Statement of Appropriation of Retained Earnings (Draft) for the 44th Fiscal Year (from Jan 1, 2012 to Dec 31, 2012) 93.31% No.2 Appointment of Directors No.2-1 Appointment of Independent Directors (3 persons) No.2-1-1 Mr. In-Ho Lee 98.93% No.2-1-2 Mr. Kwang-Soo Song 97.10% No.2-1-3 Dr. Eun-Mee Kim 99.74% No.2-2 Appointment of Executive Directors (3 persons) No.2-2-1 Mr. Boo-Keun Yoon 99.54% No.2-2-2 Mr. Jong-Kyun Shin 99.54% No.2-2-3 Mr. Sang-Hoon Lee 99.54% No.2-3 Appointment of Members of Audit Committee (2 persons) No.2-3-1 Mr. In-Ho Lee 98.89% No.2-3-2 Mr. Kwang-Soo Song 96.56% No.3 Approval of the limit on the remuneration for the Directors 96.86% ※ Shares present: Total number of the common shares with voting rights represented at the opening of the Meeting. (Agenda No.1 basis)
(The number of common shares with voting rights for each resolution item at the Annual General Meeting of shareholders' may change according to relevant laws and regulations which may result in different numbers of voting shares available for each resolution. ) -
43rd AGM (March 2012)
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The 43rd Annual General Shareholders' Meeting (Share present : 108,134,512)
The 43rd Annual General Shareholders' Meeting voting result Agenda Approval rate No.1 Approval of Balance Sheet, Income Statement, and Statement of Appropriation of Retained Earnings (Draft) for the 43rd Fiscal Year (from Jan 1, 2011 to Dec 31, 2011) 99.0% No.2 Appointment of Directors No.2-1 Appointment of Independent Directors 96.0% No.2-2 Appointment of Executive Directors 97.9% No.2-3 Appointment of Members of Audit Committee 95.3% No.3 Approval of the limit on the remuneration for the Directors 97.2% No.4 LCD Business Spin-off 99.99% ※ Shares present: Total number of the common shares with voting rights represented at the opening of the Meeting. (Agenda No.1 basis)
(The number of common shares with voting rights for each resolution item at the Annual General Meeting of shareholders' may change according to relevant laws and regulations which may result in different numbers of voting shares available for each resolution. )
Information
About the
Meeting And
Shareholder
Rights
A general meeting of shareholders is the Company’s highest decision-making body. It decides on and approves important issues concerning the Company’s management, including the election of Directors, amendments to the Articles of Incorporation, approval of financial statements, etc.
ConveningGeneral meetings of shareholders shall be either ordinary or extraordinary meetings.
Ordinary general meetings are held within three months of the close of the fiscal year and extraordinary general meetings are held whenever deemed necessary. Extraordinary general meetings may be called by the Board of Directors or by persons as authorized by the Articles of Incorporation and the Commercial Code, and convened in accordance with the relevant procedures.
Notice of conveningPursuant to the Article 17-3 of the Articles of Incorporation, a written or electronic notice thereof setting forth the time, date, place, and agenda of the meeting shall be sent to the shareholders at least two weeks prior to the general meeting of shareholders. For the purpose of transparency and protecting shareholder voting rights, the Company currently has a policy to notify the shareholders of the AGM at least three or four weeks prior to the general meeting of shareholders.
In accordance with our Article of Incorporation, each shareholder is entitled to one vote per share. The Company does not have any system or method (such as a dual class voting structure, etc.) to discriminate shareholders' voting rights
Method of adopting resolutions at AGM-
Ordinary resolution
Pursuant to the Commercial Code and the Articles of Incorporation, resolutions shall be passed by more than one half (1/2) of votes of the shareholders present at the general meeting of shareholders and by more than one fourth (1/4) of outstanding votes. Items of Ordinary Resolutions include election of Directors, remuneration for Directors, approval of financial statements, etc.
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Extraordinary resolution
Pursuant to the Commercial Code and the Articles of Incorporation, resolutions for matters that are significant to the Company’s operation, including but not limited to Articles of Incorporation amendments and mergers & acquisitions, shall be passed by two thirds (2/3) of votes of the shareholders present at the general meeting of shareholders and by more than one third (1/3) outstanding votes. Items of Extraordinary Resolutions include amendment to the Articles of Incorporation, dismissal of Directors, approval of split or merger of the Company, etc.
We are committed to protecting the rights of the Company’s minority shareholders, whose rights are set forth below:
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Right to call general meetings of shareholders
In accordance with the Commercial Code, shareholders who own more than 1.5% of outstanding shares with voting rights of the Company for more than six month may request to convene extraordinary general meetings.
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Right to present shareholder proposals
In accordance with Article 363-2 and Article 542-6 Paragraph 2 of the Commercial Act, shareholders holding 3% or more of the shares outstanding or shareholders holding 0.5% or more of the shares outstanding (excluding shares not carrying voting rights) over the previous 6 months have the right to propose agenda items for a general meeting of shareholders via written or electronic form at least 6 weeks prior to a shareholders’ meeting or 6 weeks prior to the day and month of the previous fiscal year’s AGM in the case of an AGM.
Unless the content of a shareholder proposal is against the law or Articles of Incorporation, or it falls under one of the subparagraphs in Article 12 (Rejection of Shareholders’ Proposals) of the Enforcement Decree of the Commercial Act, the Board shall include the proposal as part of the AGM agenda to be announced via convocation notice. Upon request by the shareholder, key points of the proposal shall also be included in the convocation notice. At the AGM, the shareholder will be given an opportunity to present the details on the agenda item he or she proposed.
The Board of Directors Office is responsible for tasks related to agenda proposals by shareholders. Once a proposal is submitted, the shareholder will be identified, a legal review will be conducted, and then a letter or electronic notice will be sent to the shareholder to verify submission. (Address: 129, Samsung-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea e-mail: [email protected])
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