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REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g)OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 OR OR Commission file number1-14926 KT Corporation (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) (Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1)has filed all reports required to be filed by Section13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2)has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.Yes☒No☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of RegulationS-T(§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).Yes☒No☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, anon-acceleratedfiler, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of“large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule12b-2of the Exchange Act. Large accelerated filer☒Accelerated filer☐Non-acceleratedfiler☐Emerging growth company☐ If an emerging growth company that prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use theextended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section13(a) of the Exchange Act.☐ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financialreporting under Section404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report.Yes☒No☐ If securities are registered pursuant to Section12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect thecorrection of an error to previously issued financial statements.Yes☐No☒ Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of theregistrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to§240.10D-1(b).Yes☐No☒ If “Other” has been checked in response to the previous question, indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow.Item17☐ If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule12b-2of the Exchange Act).Yes☐No☒ Not for trading, but only in connection with the registration of the American Depositary Shares. Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS Identity of Directors, Senior Managers and AdvisersItem1.A.Directors and Senior ManagementItem1.B.AdvisersItem1.C.AuditorsOffer Statistics and Expected TimetableItem2.A.Offer StatisticsItem2.B.Method and Expected TimetableKey InformationItem3.A.[RESERVED]Item3.B.Capitalization and IndebtednessItem3.C.Reasons for the Offer and Use of ProceedsItem3.D.Risk FactorsInformation on the CompanyItem4.A.History and Development of the CompanyItem4.B.Business OverviewItem4.C.Organizational StructureItem4.D.Property, Plant and EquipmentUnresolved Staff CommentsOperating and Financial Review and ProspectsItem5.A.Operating ResultsItem5.B.Liquidity and Capital ResourcesItem5.C.Research and Development, Patents and Licenses, Etc.Item5.D.Trend InformationItem5.E.Critical Accounting EstimatesDirectors, Senior Management and EmployeesItem6.A.Directors and Senior ManagementItem6.B.CompensationItem6.C.Board PracticesItem6.D.EmployeesItem6.E.Share OwnershipItem6.F.Disclosure of a Registrant’s Action to Recover Erroneously Awarded Compensationi Item2. Item3. Item 4A. Item5. Item6. Table of Contents Item7.Major Shareholders and Related Party TransactionsItem7.A.Major ShareholdersItem7.B.Related Party TransactionsItem7.C.Interests of Experts and CounselItem8.Financial InformationItem8.A.Consolidated Statements and Other Financial InformationItem8.B.Significant ChangesItem9.The Offer and ListingItem9.A.Offer and Listing DetailsItem9.B.Plan of DistributionItem9.C.MarketsItem9.D.Selling ShareholdersItem9.E.DilutionItem9.F.Expenses of the IssuerItem10.Additional InformationItem10.A.Share CapitalItem10.B.Memorandum and Articles of AssociationItem10.C.Material ContractsItem10.D.Exchange ControlsItem10.E.TaxationItem10.F.Dividends and Paying AgentsItem10.G.Statements by ExpertsItem10.H.Documents on DisplayItem10.I.Subsidiary InformationItem10.J.Annual Report to Security HoldersItem11.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market RiskItem12.Description of Securities Other than Equity SecuritiesItem12.A.Debt SecuritiesItem12.B.Warrants and RightsItem12.C.Other Se