FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
Report of Foreign Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of February 2009
Commission File Number: 000-50476

Webzen Inc.
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

9th Floor, Daelim Acrotel Building
467-6 Dogok-dong, Kangnam-Ku,
Seoul, Korea 135-971
(Address of principal executive offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:

Form 20-F
X
 
Form 40-F
 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):

Yes
   
No
X

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Yes
   
No
X

Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this Form, the Registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:

Yes
   
No
X

If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): N/A
 


 

 

 
Webzen Inc.

INDEX TO EXHIBITS
 
 
 
  Item
 
  1.
Webzen Inc. FY 2008 Q4 Earnings Results
 2.
Earnings Report (Fair Disclosure)
  3.
30% or More Change in Sales or Profit Loss
 4.
Grant of Stock Options
 

 
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.


 
   
Webzen Inc.
 
       
       
Date:
February 12, 2009
 
By:
/s/ Chang Keun Kim
 
       
Name:
CHANG KEUN KIM
 
       
Title:
Chief Executive Officer
 

 

 
WEBZEN INC. 2008 4Q EARNINGS RESULTS


2008 4Q Results Summary
(Unit: KRW mm)
 
0 8 .Q4
0 8 .Q3
QoQ
0 7 .Q4
YoY
Revenue
7,211
6,879
4.8%
6,964
3.5%
Operating Expenses
5,775
7,482
-22.8%
10,617
-45.6%
Operating Profit
1,436
-603
Turn Over
-3,653
139.3%
Ordi nary Profit
-1,675
1,988
-184.3%
2,500
-167.0%
Ordinary Profit Margin
-23.2%
28.9%
-
35.9%
-
Net Income
-2,019
1,843
-3.7%
2,073
-197.4%

Revenue
During 4 th quarter, we recorded a 7.2 billion KRW revenue and 1.4 billion KRW operating profit (Turn over to Profit).
Total operating expenses decreased 22.8% to 5.8 billion KRW due to the result from the restructuring process, thus operating profit increased 338.1% compared to previous quarter.
Ordinary Loss increased due to the i ncidental increase of Non-O peration expense ( Impairment Losses on Intangible Assets of 3.8 billion won . Net Loss recorded -2.0 billion won.



2008 Q4 Revenue Breakdown
(Unit: KRW mm)
08.Q4
08.Q3
QoQ
07.Q4
YoY
Revenue
7,211
6,879
4.8%
6,964
3.5%
Domestic
3,819
4,086
-6.5%
4,523
-15.6%
Overseas
3,320
2,739
21.2%
2,430
36.6%
Other
72
54
31.9%
11
-


Domestic revenue decreased 6.5% to 3.8 billion KRW. MU and SUN have been showing signs of slowing in Korea, and we will try to increase the revenue with regular updates and adding new payment method. Overseas royalty increased 21.2% to 3.3 billion KRW from previous quarter and revenue.





Domestic Revenue Breakdown
(Unit: KRW mm)
08.Q4
08.Q3
QoQ
07.Q4
YoY
MU
3,409
3,408
0.0%
3,838
-11.2%
            Individual
2,868
2,766
3.7%
3,107
-7.7%
          Internet Café
541
642
-15.7%
731
-26.0%
SUN
410
678
-39.5%
685
-40.1%
           Individual
300
490
-38.7%
428
-29.9%
          Internet Café
110
188
-41.6%
257
-57.2%
Total
3,819
4,086
-6.5%
4,523
-15.6%


MU individual revenue increased 3.7% to 2.8 billion KRW and internet café revenue decreased 15.7% to 5million KRW.  SUN’s revenue, including internet café revenue, was 410 million KRW.
SUN internet café revenue was slow due to the partial subscription model (micro transaction model) and high competitive market of MMORPG.


Overseas Royalty Revenue Breakdown
(Unit: KRW mm)
 
08.Q4
08.Q3
QoQ
07.Q4
YoY
MU
1,153
915
26.0%
870
32.5%
China
87
58
50.0%
141
-38.3%
Taiwan
116
153
-24.2%
107
8.4%
Japan
751
523
43.6%
498
50.8%
Philippines
30
29
4.1%
42
-28.6%
Vietnam
74
79
-5.8%
11
572.7%
U.S
92
71
28.8%
68
35.3%
Singapore
3
3
19.0%
3
0.0%
SUN
2,167
1,824
18.8%
1,560
38.9%
Taiwan
83
61
35.2%
178
-53.4%
China
1,195
1,374
-13.0%
1,072
11.5%
Japan
889
388
129.0%
310
186.8%
Total
3,320
2,739
21.2%
2,430
36.6%




MU’s overseas royalty revenue increased 26.0% to 1.1 billion won.
MU China, Japan and US revenue have increased with regular updates. SUN’s overseas royalty revenue during fourth quarter was 2.1billion won which increased 18.8% from previous quarter.



Total Operating Costs
(Unit: KRW mm)
 
08.Q4
08.Q3
QoQ
07.Q4
YoY
Total Operating Costs
5,774
7,482
-22.8%
10,617
-45.6%
Labor Costs
2,696
2,847
-5.3%
5,224
-48.4%
Depreciation
267
290
-7.9%
470
-43.2%
Commission Paid
814
729
11.7%
1,693
-51.9%
Marketing Expenses
205
1,752
-88.3%
620
-66.9%
Sales Commission
64
81
-20.7%
133
-51.9%
Other
1,728
1,783
-3.1%
2,477
-30.2%



Total Operating Expenses
Labor costs, which constitute about 45% of our total operating costs, decreased 22.8% to 5.8 billion KRW.
As of end of 4th quarter, our total headcount decreased to 330, from 338 end of third quarter. YoY, headcount decreased by 143 people. Depreciation decreased 7.9% to 267 million KRW. Sales Commission decreased 20.7% to 64 million KRW. Commission paid increased 11.7% to 814 million KRW.   As a result of minimizing unnecessary marketing expenses, marketing expenses decreased 88.3% to 205 billion KRW. Other costs were 1.7 billion KRW, which was similar to 3rd quarter.



Non-operating Items
(Unit: KRW mm)
 
08.Q4
08. Q3
QoQ
07.Q4
YoY
Non-operating Income
-3,111
2,591
-220.1%
6,153
-150.6%
Interest Income
976
806
21.1%
886
10.2%
Profit (Loss) on Foreign Exchange
1,303
2,387
45.4%
109
1095.4%
Gain on Equity Method
-674
-329
104.9%
-1,342
-49.8%
Gain on d isposal of Marketable Securities
30
2
1135.1%
2,540
-98.8%
Impairment Losses on Marketable Securities
-3,883
-
-
-
-
Other
-863
-276
212.7%
3,960
-121.8%

The interest income increased due to the increase in our cash balance, with the increase of loss in equity method of 674 million won   and the increase in gain on disposal of marketable securities. However, we have incidental loss on Impairment Lossess on Marketable Security which we recognized -3.8 billion won. Thus, we recorded a 3.1 billion non-operating loss during fourth quarter.
As of end of fourth quarter, cash, cash equivalents, and marketable securities were 57.3 billion won.




Equity Method
(Unit: KRW mm)
 
08.Q4
08.Q3
QoQ
07.Q4
YoY
9Webzen
0
0
-
-
-
Webzen Taiwan
0
-121
100.0%
-322
-62.5%
Webzen China
1
-1
169.6%
-665
-99.8%
Webzen America
-389
0
-
0
#DIV/0!
Total
-286
-207
38.3%
-355
-41.7%


We recognized a 2.6 billion KRW loss on equity method from our overseas subsidiaries.





FY 2008 Earnings Summary
(Unit: KRW mm)
 
200 8
200 7
YoY
Revenue
28,481
28,216
0.94%
Operating Profit
- 6,959
-13,999
Loss decrease
OP Margin
-
-
-
Ordinary Profit
- 13,377
-6,957
-
Net Income
- 14,266
-9,5 36
-

Year 2008 revenue increased slightly to 28.4 billion KRW, and operating loss was 6.9 billion KRW.

FY 2008 Revenue Summary
(Unit: KRW mm)
 
200 8
200 7
YoY
Revenue
28,481
28,216
0.94%
Domestic
16,914
19,598
-13.70%
Individual
13,589
14,774
-8.02%
    Internet Café
3,325
4,824
-31.07%
             Other
169
55
207.27%
Overseas
11,398
8,562
33.12%


Domestic revenue decreased 13.7% YoY to 16.9 billion KRW, and overseas royalty revenue increased 33.12% to 11.4 billion KRW.

FY 2008 Expense Summary
(Unit: KRW mm)
 
2007
2006
YoY
Labor cost
16,007
21,610
-15.84%
(R&D cost)
-2,539
-6,431
-25.93%
Marketing cost
3,387
1,948
73.87%
Commission paid
6,683
6,404
4.36%
Depreciation
1,170
1,973
-40.70%
 

 

 
Year 2008 Labor costs decreased 15.84% to 16.0 billion KRW. Marketing costs increased 73.87% to 3.4 billion KRW, associated with the increase in Huxley and SUN marketing but it will continue to minimize marketing costs through effective marketing activities. Commission paid and depreciation during 2008 was 6.6 billion KRW, and 1.1 billion KRW respectively.





Webzen Inc.
Non-consolidated Balance Sheet

* The FY 2008 Q4 financials have been prepared on an unaudited basis, and may be subject to change during the independent auditing process
* The FY 2008 Q4 financial statements are non-consolidated, and have been prepared under the Korean General Accepted Accounting Principles)

 
2008 Q4
2008 Q3
Assets
 
 
 
 
I. Current assets
 
76,475,160,673
 
80,528,862,477
(1) Quick assets
 
76,475,160,673
 
80,528,862,477
  1. Cash and cash equivalents
 
40,328,785,906
 
37,569,711,237
  2. Short-term financial instruments
10,793,924,271
 
11,992,486,367
 
      Government Subsidy
(19,676,200)
10,774,248,071
(19,676,200)
11,972,810,167
  3. Accounts receivable
8,662,819,853
 
8,659,297,408
 
      Allowance for doubtful accounts
(633,782,561)
8,029,037,292
(1,163,702,445)
7,495,594,963
  4. Short-term loans
468,190,200
 
473,250,400
 
      Allowance for doubtful accounts
(60,000,000)
408,190,200
(60,000,000 )
413,250,400
  5. Prepaid expenses
 
295,866,678
 
492,636,769
  7. Derivatives Assets
 
145,000,000
 
462,500,000
  8. Other current assets
 
 
 
 
      Accrued income receivable
 
1,245,493,355
 
983,557,911
      Non-trade receivable
 
9,446,035,419
 
8,450,510,103
      Marketable securities
 
5,787,413,752
 
12,414,402,297
      Advance payments
 
15,090,000
 
0
      Prepaid income taxes
 
0
 
273,888,630
      Value added tax
 
0
 
0
 
 
 
 
 
II. Non-current assets
 
54,380,881,728
 
52,566,580,111
(1) Investments
 
2,690,077,964
 
2,452,234,603
  1.  Long-term financial instruments
 
1,708,909,000
 
1,338,737,000
  2.  Investments in securities according to equity method
 
114,782,507
 
0
  3.  Long-term loans
5,641,438,480
 
5,399,495,780
 
       Allowance for doubtful accounts
(4,775,052,023)
866,386,457
(4,285,998,177)
1,113,497,603
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
(2) PP&E
 
5,461,695,792
 
5,773,849,061
  1. Land
 
1,514,373,250
 
1,514,373,250
  2. Buildings and auxiliary facilities
3,363,329,203
 
3,363,329,203
 
     (Accumulated depreciation)
(457,533,825)
2,905,795,378
(436,513,019)
2,926,816,184
  3. Equipment
10,782,857,647
 
11,373,945,517
 
     (Accumulated depreciation)
(10,077,885,916)
 
(10, 436,550,804)
 
     Government Subsidy
(2,137,129)
702,834,602
(2,734,798)
934,659,915
  4. Facilities
1,925,401,135
 
1,909,601,135
 
     (Accumulated depreciation)
(1,586,708,573)
338,692,562
(1,511,601,423)
397,999,712
 
 
 
 
 
(3) Intangible assets
 
4,998,235,129
 
4,693,873,149
  1. Capitalized R&D costs
 
3,057,725,783
 
2,433,512,630
  2. Computer Software
 
1,940,509,346
 
2,250,289,852
  3. Other Intangible assets
 
0
 
10,070,667
 
 
 
 
 
(4) Other non-current assets
 
41,230,872,843
 
39,646,623,298
  1.  Long-term prepaid expenses
 
30,897,106,893
 
28,700,791,893
  2.  Guarantee deposits
 
10,032,963,800
 
10,645,029,255
Rent Guarantee
9,886,007,600
 
10,498,007,600
 
Other Guarantee
146,556,200
 
146,621,655
 
Right for Telephone Facilities
400,000
 
400,000
 
  3.  Other investments
0
300,802,150
0
300,802,150
Total assets
 
130,856,042,401
 
133,095,442,588
 
 
 
 
 
Liabilities
 
 
 
 
I. Current liabilities
 
6,208,173,010
 
7,946,531,581
  1. Debt
 
0
 
0
  2. Accounts payable
 
849,496,678
 
1,834,947,132
  3. Accrued expenses
 
263,021,219
 
375,176,096
  4. Accrued Expenses-Income Taxes
 
5,044,290
 
 
  5. Unearned revenues
 
3,890,090,675
 
3,968,086,471
  6. Other current liabilities
 
 
 
 
      Withholdings
 
135,931,091
 
140,691,071
      WithholdValue added tax
 
202,296,912
 
22,781,942
      Deposits received
 
0
 
971,875,000
      Provision for other estimated liabilities
 
77,400,000
 
87,294,523
      Advances received
 
113,413,152
 
113,413,152
 

 
  7. Derivatives Liability
 
671,478,993
 
432,266,194
 
 
 
 
 
II. Fixed liabilities
 
5,646,156,446
 
6,611,852,310
  1. Long-term unearned income
 
2,765,718,092
 
3,001,841,634
  2. Accrued severance benefits
 
2,858,613,917
 
3,571,676,723
  3. Long-term borrowings
 
21,824,437
 
38,333,953
Total liabilities
 
11,854,329,456
 
14,558,383,891
 
 
 
 
 
Capita
 
 
 
 
I. Capital stock
 
6,487,000,000
 
6,487,000,000
  1. Common stock
 
6,487,000,000
 
6,487,000,000
 
 
 
 
 
II. Capital surplus
 
135,527,919,976
 
135,527,919,976
  1. Additional paid-in capital
 
135,527,919,976
 
135,527,919,976
  2. Other Capital Surplus
 
0
 
0
 
 
 
 
 
III. Capital adjustments
 
(19,037,931,510)
 
(19,180,551,979)
 1. Stock option
 
1,176,443,903
 
1,033,823,434
 2. Treasury Stock
 
(14,069,335,944)
 
(14,069,335,944)
 3. Gains on sale of treasury stock
 
(6,145,039,469)
 
(6,145,039,469)
 
 
 
 
 
IV. Accumulated other comprehensive income
 
(5,468,189,063)
 
(4,015,168,510)
 1. Capital Adjustment-Unrealized gains on AFS
 
1,228,952,477
 
878,690,940
 2. Capital Adjustment-Unrealized losses on AFS
 
(4,268,493,352)
 
(2,639,593,918)
 3. Loss on investments in equity method securities
 
(2,428,648,188)
 
(2,254,265,532)
 
 
 
 
 
V. Retained earnings
 
1,492,913,542
 
(282,140,790)
 1. Legal appropriated retained earnings
 
322,500,000
 
322,500,000
 2. Appropriated-Reserve for business rationalization
 
117,904,363
 
117,904,363
 3. Appropriated-Reserve for future investments
 
442,699,142
 
442,699,142
 4. Unappropriated retained earnings to be carried forward
 
609,810,037
 
(1,165,244,295)
     (Net loss)
(10,471,305,597)
 
(12,246,359,929)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total shareholders' equity
 
119,001,712,945
 
118,537,058,697
 
 
 
 
 
Total liabilities and SE
 
130,856,042,401
 
133,095,442,588
 

 
Webzen Inc.
Non-consolidated Income Statement
* The FY 2008 Q4 financials have been prepared on an unaudited basis, and may be subject to change during the independent auditing process
 
* The FY 2008 Q4 financial statements are non-consolidated, and have been prepared under the Korean General Accepted Accounting Principles)
 
 
FY 2008
2008 Q4
2008 Q3
 
 
 
 
I. Sales
28,481,064,580
7,210,806,250
6,878,961,239
   Online game
17,083,148,535
3,890,935,852
4,139,757,882
   Royalty
11,397,916,045
3,319,870,398
2,739,203,357
 
 
 
 
II. Cost of goods sold
11,754,336,018
3,039,654,253
2,721,092,711
   Online game
11,754,336,018
3,039,654,253
2,721,092,711
 
 
 
 
III. Gross profit
16,726,728,562
4,171,151,997
4,157,868,528
 
 
 
 
IV. SG&A
23,685,625,082
2,735,082,754
4,760,756,542
   Salaries expenses
5,828,772,019
1,184,852,416
1,308,781,118
   Bonus
926,495,685
4,500,000
102,900,000
   Severance benefits
487,360,357
(147,215,903)
63,751,046
   Welfare benefits
747,238,170
178,617,654
211,922,359
   Travel expenses
167,050,529
34,719,811
50,728,038
   Entertainment expenses
254,427,154
55,942,612
61,963,916
   Communication expense
82,290,052
15,746,614
17,504,293
   Utility expenses
59,992,555
7,613,961
18,034,078
   Taxes and dues
298,297,767
75,858,168
94,549,112
   Depreciation
300,824,087
55,375,234
79,847,992
   Rental expense
570,176,198
161,149,714
146,014,292
   Repairs expenses
279,910
90,910
100,000
   Insurance premium
169,436,976
43,648,645
52,198,102
   Vehicle maintenance expenses
50,884,254
12,428,911
12,099,987
   Ordinary research and development expenses
4,043,242,651
23,461,444
0
   Freight expenses
11,632,605
3,127,016
2,519,967
   Training expenses
35,074,539
26,543,462
4,762,712
   Publication expenses
22,582,370
5,168,684
4,119,798
   Office supplies expenses
4,635,220
1,261,164
1,556,365
 
 

 
   Supplies expenses
30,645,821
7,384,460
6,845,610
   Commissions paid
5,392,581,181
616,743,057
567,409,928
   Advertising expenses
3,387,287,608
204,895,460
1,752,302,352
   Sales commissions
336,923,900
64,027,700
80,694,100
   Amortization cost of intangible assets
192,562,292
43,684,046
45,060,527
   Sample expenses
0
0
0
   Compensation expenses assoc. w/ stock options
284,931,182
55,457,514
75,090,850
 
0
 
 
V. Operating Profit
(6,958,896,520)
1,436,069,243
(602,888,014)
 
 
 
 
VI. Non-operating income
9,384,213,205
2,438,252,483
3,327,879,251
   Interest income
3,496,837,014
977,486,407
807,815,593
   Gains on foreign currency transaction
1,276,938,522
680,009,271
279,138,857
   Gains on foreign currency translation
4,079,526,770
905,640,589
2,177,803,142
   Income from commission
71,466,663
12,000,000
12,000,000
   Gains on available for sale securities
34,670,065
30,666,112
2,429,042
   Gains on disposition of PPE
19,603,308
19,237,953
0
   Equity income on investments
0
0
0
   Reversal of Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
175,964,021
111,796,542
14,710,883
   Dividend Income
9,770,300
0
0
   Gain in Derivatives
145,000,000
(31 7,500,000)
8,700,000
   Gain on Derivatives
16,300,000
16,300,000
0
   Miscellaneous income
58,136,542
2,615,609
25,281,734
 
 
 
 
VII. Non-operating expenses
15,802,226,691
5,549,754,952
736,929,362
   Interest Expense
22,545,441
1,490,162
1,716,159
   Losses on foreign currency transaction
236,164,167
107,373,298
69,642,063
   Losses on foreign currency translation
181,830,454
175,503,646
0
   Loss on disposal of tangible assets
125,178,439
23,543,740
6,745,618
   Equity losses on investments
2,472,801,829
674,636,210
328,979,527
   Losses on disposal of available-for-sale securities
519,758
0
0
   Donations
3,450,000
450,000
0
   Decr. in Intangible Assets
8,164,032,392
424,000,000
0
   Loss on Derivatives
687,778,993
255,512,799
320,877,756
   Miscellaneous losses
24,809,082
4,128,961
8,968,239
 
 

 
    Impairment Losses on Marketable Securities
3,883,116,136
3,883,116,136
 
 
 
 
 
XI. Income before income tax expenses
(13,376,910,006)
(1,675,433,22 6)
1,988,061,875
 
 
 
 
XII. Income tax expenses
888,714,640
343,831,491
145,035,081
   Tax
726,340,457
218,927,983
148,698,081
   Income Taxes
162,374,183
124,903,508
(3,663,000)
 
 
 
 
XIII. Net income (loss)
(14,265,624,646)
(2,019,264, 717)
1,843,026,794

Contacts:

Webzen Inc.
Daelim Acrotel Building, 6th Floor
467-6 Dogok-dong, Kangnam-Ku,
Seoul, Korea 135-971

Donghoon Lee
Investor Relations
+   82-2-3498-6818
Email: mpower@webzen.com

Forward-Looking Statements:

Certain statements in this document may include, in addition to historical information, “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe-harbor” provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements can generally be identified by the use of “estimate,” “anticipate,” “believe” “project,” or “continue” or the negative thereof or other similar words, although not all forward-looking statements will contain these words. These forward-looking statements are based on our current assumptions, expectations and projections about future events. All actual performance, financial condition or results of operations to be materially different from those suggested by the forward-looking statements, to collect, and in a timely manner, license fees and royalty payments from or operate commercially successful online games; our ability to compete access technological developments in our industry; our ability to recruit and strategies; and economic and political conditions globally. Investors should consider the information contained in our submissions and filings with the registration statement on Form F-1, as amended, and our annual report on Form 20-F, together with such other documents and we may submit to or file with the SEC from time to time, including on Form 6-K. The forward-looking statements reflect new, changing or unanticipated events or circumstances.
 
 

 
Earnings Report (Fair Disclosure)
 
※ The information contained in this report is estimated, it is subject to change according to actual settlement.
1. Business Results
Period
Current  Period : 10/01/2008  ~12/31/2008
Accumulated Period: 01/01/2008 ~12/31/2008
 
Preceding  Period:  07/01/2008  ~09/30/2008
 
Corresponding Period of The Previous  Year:  10/01/2007  ~12/31/2007
Accumulated corresponding period           :  01/01/2007~12/31/2007
(Unit : mil. KRW)
Current Period
Preceding Period
Amount Increased/Decreased Compared to the Preceding Period(Increase/Decrease Rate)
Corresponding Period of The Previous Year
Amount Increased/Decreased Compared to the Corresponding Period of The Previous Year (Increase/Decrease Rate)
Sales
Amount
7,211
6,879
332
(4.82)
6,964
247
(3.55)
Accumulated Amount
28,481
-
-
28,216
266
(0.94)
Operating Income
Amount
1,436
-603
2,039
(Trun Over)
-3,653
5,089
(Turn Over)
Accumulated Amount
-6,959
-
-
-13,999
7,040
(Decrease Loss)
Profit from continuing operation before corporate income tax
Amount
-1,675
1,988
-3,663
2,500
-4,176
Accumulated Amount
-13,377
-
-
-6,957
-6,420
(Continuous Loss)
Net Income
Amount
-2,019
1,843
-3,862
2,073
-4,092
Accumulated Amount
-14,266
-
-
-9,536
-4,730
(Continuous Loss)
           
2. Selective Release
Information Providers
Webzen Inc.
Intended Audience
Institutional and retail investors, analysts, media etc.
Date and Time of Information Release
02/12/2008
(Scheduled) Time and Place for Release of Information
-
 
 

 
 
2. Selective Release
 
 
(Scheduled) Time and Place for Release of Information
-
3. Contact Information
Person Responsible for Disclosure(Contact Information)
Hyung Chul Kim, CFO
Person in Charge of Disclosure(Contact Information)
Donghoon Lee, Manager of IR team
Office in Charge(Contact Information)
Investor Relations (+82-2-3498-1600)
4. Other
 
※ Relevant Disclosure
 


 
 
30% or Less Change in Sales or Profit/Loss(15% or less in the case of corporations
with total assets of 2 trillion won or more)(Self Disclosure)


Unit: KRW
1. Details of Changes
in Sales or Profit/Loss
Current Fiscal
Year
Previous Fiscal
Year
Increase
 or
 Decrease
Increase/
Decrease Rate(%)
   - Sales(KRW)
28,481,064,580
28,215,512,549
265,552,031
0.9%
   - Operating Income(KRW)
-6,958,896,520
-13,998,937,267
7,040,040,747
50.29%
   - Ordinary Income(KRW)
-13,376,910,006
-6,957,392,404
-6,419,517,602
-92.27%
   - Net Income(KRW)
-14,265,624,646
-9,535,765,862
-4,729,858,784
-49.60%
   - Total Assets of 2 Trillion
Won or More
-
2. Financial Status
Current Fiscal Year
Previous Fiscal Year
   - Total Assets(KRW)
130,856,042,401
158,156,947,804
   - Total Liabilities(KRW)
11,854,329,456
17,154,891,676
   - Total Shareholders'
Equity(KRW)
119,001,712,945
141,002,056,128
   - Capital Stock(KRW)
6,487,000,000
6,487,000,000
  Impaired capital rate(%)
 = [ (capital-equity capital)/
capital ] × 100
-
-
  (ordinary loss/ equity
capital)× 100(%)
11.24
4.93
3. Main Reasons for
Changes in Sales or
Profits/Losses
Operation Loss de creased : Operation loss   de cr eased 7.0 billion won from previous year. And 2008 4Q s Operation Profit turn over to Profit due to the result from the restructuring process and expense control.
Ordinary Loss in creased: Incidental increase of Non-Operation expense ( Impairment Losses on Intangible Assets of 8.2 billion won
 
4. Date of Board of
Directors' Resolution
02/ 12 / 200 9
 
 

 
   - Outside
Directors in  
Attendance
Number
Present
3
Number
Absent
-
   - Auditors in Attendance
(on Audit Committee who are not outside directors)
Present
5. Other
-
Relevant
Disclosure
-
* The FY 2008 Q4 financials have been prepared on an unaudited basis, and may be subject to change during the independent auditing process

 

 
Grant of Stock Option
 
1. Number of Grantees
Officers and employee of Company
23
Officers and employee of Affiliated Company
0
2. Number of Shares to be Granted
Common Shares
131,400
Preferred Shares
0
3. Terms of Exercise
Exercise Period
From
02-12-2011
To
02-11-2013
Exercise Price
Common Shares
6,800
Preferred Shares
0
4. Granting Method
Grant of new shares, grant of treasury stocks
5. A Decision-making body
Board of Directors
6. Grant Date
02-12-2009
7. Total Stock Option Granted after concerned Grant
Common Shares
364,200
Preferred Shares
0
8. Date Of Board Of Directors Resolution
02-12-2009
-Attendance of Outside Directors
Present(No.)
3
Absent(No.)
-
-Attendance of Auditors(members of Audit Committee)
Present
9. Other references concerning investment decisions
1. The Exercise price calculated based on the related regulation
2. The Stock option granted from the resolution of Board of Directors Meeting. It will be also approved from the Annual General Meeting.
3. Other matter will be followed by stock option contract and related regulation.
4. After calculation of each person’s fair price, we will re disclosure the matters.
 
 
 

 
Details of Grant by Grantees
 
Grantees
Relationship
Number of Shares Granted
Fair value
Remarks
Common Shares
Preferred Shares
YongRan Kim
Employee
8,000
0
-
-
YungHwan Kim
Employee
2,000
0
-
-
JungSuk Kim
Employee
8,000
0
-
-
TaeHoon Kim
Employee
15,000
0
-
-
JiHo Park
Employee
5,000
0
-
-
HwanYoong Park
Employee
10,200
0
-
-
ChangHoon Baek
Employee
12,000
0
-
-
ByungJoo Lee
Employee
6,600
0
-
-
SaeJin Lee
Employee
6,000
0
-
-
YoungKeun Lee
Employee
3,000
0
-
-
YoungSoo Lee
Employee
3,000
0
-
-
EunKwan Lee
Employee
5,000
0
-
-
 
 

 
JunSuk Lee
Employee
3,000
0
-
-
Jiyeun Lee
Employee
3,000
0
-
-
HoJoon Lee
Employee
12,000
0
-
-
JoonHyuk Lim
Employee
5,000
0
-
-
Ilkeun Jun
Employee
3,000
0
-
-
Dongil Jung
Employee
3,000
0
-
-
ManSoon Jung
Employee
5,000
0
-
-
SungHoon Jung
Employee
4,600
0
-
-
Hwang Jung
Employee
3,000
0
-
-
SunMi Cho
Employee
3,000
0
-
-
SangPil Han
Employee
3,000
0
-
-



 
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