Total Number of Issued Shares (last 5 years)
Year
| Year | Issued shares (common) | Treasury stock (common) | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 405,363,347 | 4,432,968 | 1.09 |
| 2020 | 405,363,347 | 4,432,331 | 1.09 |
| 2020 | 405,363,347 | 4,432,084 | 1.09 |
| 2019 | 405,363,347 | 4,432,084 | 1.09 |
| 2018 | 405,363,347 | 4,432,084 | 1.09 |
* As of the end of 2022
Shareholders
Shareholder
| Shareholder | Number of shares | Ownership |
|---|---|---|
| Hyundai Motor Company | 137,318,251 | 33.88% |
| Employee stock ownership | 7,392,083 | 1.82% |
| Treasury stock | 4,432,968 | 1.09% |
| NPS | 27,993,883 | 6.91% |
| Foreigner | 137,505,166 | 33.92% |
| Others (financial institutions) | 90,720,996 | 22.38% |
| Total | 405,363,347 | 100% |
* As of the end of 2022
Related Parties
Name
| Name | Relationship | Type of share | Number of shares | Ownership | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyundai Motor Company | Affiliate (largest shareholder) | Common | 137,318,251 | 33.88% | - |
| Eui-Sun Chung | Executive | Common | 7,061,331 | 1.74% | - |
| Ho-Sung Song | Executive | Common | 3,500 | 0.00% | - |
| Jun-Young Choi | Executive | Common | 1,718 | 0.00% | - |
| Woo-Jeong Joo | Executive | Common | 23,740 | 0.01% | - |
| Dong-One Kim | Executive | Common | 800 | 0.00% | - |
| Total | - | - | 144,409,340 | 35.62% | - |
* As of the end of 2022
Cumulative voting and voting in writing
| Classification | Date of Introduction | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Cumulative voting | N/A | - |
| Voting in writing | N/A | - |
| Electronic voting | March 24, 2020 | At the 76th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders |
* As of the end of 2022
Annual General Shareholders’ Meeting
Year
| Item | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of voting rights present at the last General Meeting of Shareholders | 326,604,838 | 316,634,966 | 309,190,948 |
| Attendance of those excluding the largest shareholder and its related parties | 45.44% | 43.00% | 40.65% |
* As of the end of 2022
Outcome of 79th Annual Shareholders’ Meeting (2022)
| Item | Approval Rate | Opposition & Abstention Rate | Approval/ Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agenda 1. Approval of the Financial Statements for the 79th Fiscal Year | 90.7% | 9.3% | Approval |
| Agenda 2. Approval of changes in some parts of the articles | 99.8% | 0.2% | Approval |
| Agenda 3-1. Appointment of Inside Director (Joo Woo-jeong) | 91.0% | 9.0% | Approval |
| Agenda 3-2. Appointment of Outside Director (Shin Jae-yong) | 98.7% | 1.3% | Approval |
| Agenda 3-3. Appointment of Outside Director (Chyun Chan-hyuk) | 99.7% | 0.3% | Approval |
| Agenda 4-1. Appointment of audit committee members (Shin Jae-yong) | 97.6% | 2.4% | Approval |
| Agenda 4-2. Appointment of audit committee members (Chyun Chan-hyuk) | 99.5% | 0.5% | Approval |
| Agenda 5-1. Approval of the regulations on severance pay for executives | 82.4% | 17.6% | Approval |
| Agenda 5-2. Approval of the director compensation's limit | 99.5% | 0.5% | Approval |
Dividend History (last 5 years)
Year
| Year | Gross amount of cash dividend (100 mil KRW) | Cash dividend per share (KRW) | Payout ratio | Dividend yield ratio | Dividend/Face value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 14,032 | 3,500 | 25.90% | 5.50% | 70.00% |
| 2021 | 12,028 | 3,000 | 25.30% | 3.60% | 60.00% |
| 2020 | 4,009 | 1,000 | 27.0% | 1.6% | 20.0% |
| 2019 | 4,611 | 1,150 | 25.2% | 2.6% | 23.0% |
| 2018 | 3,608 | 900 | 31.2% | 2.7% | 18.0% |
Shareholder proposal & Protection of minority shareholders
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 months may request to convene extraordinary general meetings.
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Right to present shareholder proposals concerning annual general meeting
In accordance with the Commercial Code and the Articles of Incorporation, shareholders who own more than 0.5% of outstanding shares with voting rights for more than six months may present shareholder proposals at an AGM. The Board shall accept the proposal as an agenda item of a general meeting of shareholders, state the item in the notice of convocation of the meeting, except where such proposal is in violation of laws or the Articles of Incorporation, or where it is subject to the rejection of a shareholder proposal as stipulated in Article 12 of the Enforcement Degree of the Commercial Code. When requested by the shareholder who made the proposal, the details of the agenda item shall be stated in the notice of the meeting, and the shareholder will be given the opportunity to present the proposal at the meeting. Compliance Management Team 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: 12, Heolleung-ro, Seocho-gu, Seoul 06797 Republic of Korea, Compliance Management Team / kiacm@kia.com)
