FILA Holdings Inc.

CHAPTER II.    SHARES

Article  5    Total Number of Authorized Shares
The total number of shares, which the Company is authorized to issue, shall be 200,000,000 shares.

Article  6    Par Value
The par value of each share to be issued by the Company shall be 1,000 Won.

Article  7    Shares to be issued at the time of incorporation
The total number of the shares to be issued by the Company at the time of incorporation shall be 70,000 shares.

Article  8    Classes of Shares
(1) The class of shares to be issued by the Company shall be comprised of common shares and preferred shares in registered form.
(2) Preferred shares to be issued by the Company shall be non-voting on all general resolution of a General Meeting of Shareholders, and to the extent that the total number of the preferred shares to be issued by the Company shall not exceed 1/2 of the total number of issued and outstanding shares, to the extent permitted by the relevant laws and regulations.
(3) For preferred shares, stimulated dividend ratio shall be determined by the Board of Directors, at the time of issuance of stock. In such a case, stimulated dividend ratio shall be determined by the Board of Directors, considering the necessity of financing, market situation and any other reasons in connection with issuing class shares. However, as a rule, the ranking of dividend between preferred shares is in the same rank, but may be differently determined by a resolution of the Board of Directors, at the time of issuance of stock.
(4) If the dividend rate of common shares exceeds the dividend rate of preferred shares, the excess portion can be chosen as a participating or non-participating preferred shares by a resolution of the Board of Directors, at the time of issuance of stock.
(5) In the case of conducting new shares or bonus shares, or stock dividends by the Company, for common shares, regarding on the preferred shares, the Company shall issue preferred shares in the same conditions, depending on the ratio of the shares held by any shareholders, as a rule. However, the Company may issue single type of shares by a resolution of the Board of Directors, according to the need. In such a case, all shareholders have rights to be allocated or dividend for issued shares.

Article  9    Deleted <March 28, 2024>

Article  10    Preemptive Rights
(1) Shareholders shall have preemptive rights to subscribe for any new shares that may be issued by the Company, in proportion to their respective shareholdings.
(2) Notwithstanding the provision of Paragraph (1) above, new shares may be issued to any person(s) other than the shareholders of the Company by a resolution of the Board of Directors, if the Company:
1. Issues new shares by stockholder’s preference in public offering;
2. Issues new shares by public offering to the extent that the number of such new shares does not exceed 50/100 of the total number of issued and outstanding shares;
3. Issues new shares to domestic or overseas financial institutions or institutional investors to raise emergency funds to the extent that the number of such new shares does not exceed 20/100 of the total number of issued and outstanding shares;
4. Issues new shares to its business partners for acquisition of a certain technology, R&D, manufacturing, sales and capital to the extent that the number of such new shares does not exceed 20/100 of the total number of issued and outstanding shares;
5. Issues new shares in accordance with issuance of depositary receipts (DR) to the extent that the number of such new shares does not exceed 50/100 of the total number of issued and outstanding shares; or
6. Offers new shares to the public or has an underwriter subscribe for such public offering to list share certificates in the stock market to the extent that the number of such new shares does not exceed 50/100 of the total number of issued and outstanding shares.
(3) In the case of issuing new shares in the manner described in any of Paragraph (2) above, the class, number and price thereof shall be determined by a resolution of the Board of Directors.
(4) If a shareholder(s) waives or forfeits his/her preemptive rights to subscribe for new shares or any fractional shares are made in the course of allotting new shares, the method of dealing with such new shares or fractional shares shall be determined by a resolution of the Board of Directors.

Article  11    Stock Options
(1) The Company may grant its officers and employees (including its affiliates’ officers and employees prescribed by Article 30 the Commercial Code; and this shall apply to the relevant provisions below of this Article 11) stock options by a special resolution of a General Meeting of Shareholders, to the extent of not exceeding 15/100 of the total number of issued and outstanding shares. Notwithstanding the foregoing provision, the Company may grant its officers and employees other than the Director of the Company such stock options by a resolution of the Board of Directors, to the extent of not exceeding 3/100 of the total number of issued and outstanding shares; provided, further, that if stock options are granted by a resolution of the Board of Directors, it should be approved at the next General Meeting of Shareholders following the date on which the stock options are granted. Those stock options granted by a special resolution of a General Meeting of Shareholders or a resolution of the Board of Directors may be linked to the performance of the Company measured by targeted managerial results or capital market indices.
(2) Those eligible for a stock option shall be any person who have contributed, or is capable contributing to the Company’s incorporation or management, overseas operation or technological innovation, etc.
(3) The shares to be delivered upon exercise of stock options (or, in case the Company shall pay the difference between the exercise price of stock options and the market price of the shares by cash or treasury share, the shares which shall be the basis of the calculation of such difference) shall be determined by a special resolution of a General Meeting of Shareholders or as resolution of the Board of Directors granting stock options among shares prescribed in Article 8.
(4) The number of officers and employees who are eligible for stock option hereunder shall not exceed 80/100 of the total number of officers and employees then in office in the Company or being employed by the Company and the number of shares covered by a stock option that may be granted to an officer or employee of the Company shall not exceed 10/100 of the total number of issued and outstanding shares.
(5) The per-share price at which stock options are exercised shall not be lower than following prices and this provision shall also apply to where the relevant stock option exercising price is adjusted subsequently after the grant of stock options.
1. If new shares are to be issued and delivered, the higher of the following prices:
(a) The market value of relevant shares evaluated, as of the date of such stock options; or
(b) Face value of relevant shares.
2. If treasury shares are transferred, the market value of relevant shares evaluated, as of the date of such stock options.
(6) A stock option granted hereunder may be exercised within seven (7) years from the date after two (2) years have elapsed from the date when the resolution mentioned in Paragraph (1) above is adopted.
(7) A person who is granted a stock option is entitled to exercise the stock option only he/she has been in office in the Company or employed by the Company at least for two (2) years from the date of the resolution mentioned in Paragraph (1) above; provided, however, that, if the said grantee dies or resigns from the Company within two (2) years from the date of the resolution mentioned in Paragraph (1) above due to the age limit or any other reason not attributable to him/her, such stock option may be exercised within the period originally set for exercising the same.
(8) The grant of a stock option may be cancelled by a resolution of the Board of Directors, if:
1. After the grant of such a stock option, the grantee thereof has resigned voluntarily from the Company;
2. The grantee has caused material damages to the Company by wilful acts or negligence;
3. The Company is unable to respond to the exercise of such a stock option, due to the Company’s bankruptcy, dissolution or otherwise; or
4. There has occurred any event constituting a cause of cancellation thereof as provided in relevant stock option agreement.

Article  12    Equal Dividend
Equal dividends shall be paid for all shares of the same class issued (including conversion) as of the dividend base date, regardless of the date issued.

Article  13    Electronic Registration of Shares and Rights to be Indicated on Preemptive Right Certificates
Instead of issuing share certificates and preemptive right certificates, the Company shall electronically register shares and rights to be indicated on preemptive right certificates in an Electronic Registration Account Book of an electronic registration agency.

Article  14    Transfer Agent
(1) The Company shall appoint a transfer agent in relation to the transfer of its shares.
(2) The transfer agent, its office and scope of services to be provided by the transfer agent on behalf of the Company shall be determined by a resolution of the Board of Director and shall be notified publicly by the Company.
(3) The Company shall have the list of shareholders or a copy thereof kept and maintained at the office of the transfer agent and shall cause the transfer agent deal with electronic registration, management of the list of shareholders and other share-related matters.
(4) The procedure of dealing with such matters as mentioned in Paragraph 3 above shall be subject to the relevant business regulations prescribed by transfer agent.

Article  15    Electronic Shareholders List
(1) When the Company is notified of the owner's details from the electronic registration agency, it shall prepare and keep a list of shareholders by stating the notified matters and the date of notification.
(2) The Company may request the electronic registration agency to prepare the owner's name if necessary, such as a change in the status of shareholders (including specially related persons) with more than 5% stake.
(3) The Company makes a list of shareholders in electronic documents.

Article  16    Base Record Date
(1) The Company shall deem those shareholders whose names appear in the list of shareholders on December 31 of each year to be the shareholders who are entitled to exercise their rights as shareholders at the annual General Meeting of Shareholders to be convened in respect of the said period for the settlement of accounts.
(2) The Company may convene a special General Meeting or, if necessary, make the shareholders listed in the shareholders' list to exercise their rights on the date determined by the resolution of the board of directors. The Company shall give at least two (2) weeks’ prior public notice before the date determined by the resolution of the board of directors.

CHAPTER III.    BONDS

Article  17    Issuance of Convertible Bonds
(1) The Company may issue convertible bonds to any person(s) other than the Company’s shareholders by a resolution of the Board of Directors in the event of any one of the following;
1. if such convertible bond are issued through public offering or stockholder’s preference in public offering, to the extent that their aggregate par value does not exceed one hundred and fifty billion Korean Won (KRW 150,000,000,000);
2. if the Company issues convertible bonds to financial institutions, domestic and overseas, for the purpose of raising emergency funds, to the extent the their aggregate value does not exceed the amount converting 20/100 of the total issued and outstanding shares; or
3. if the Company issues convertible bonds to any party for the purposes of introduction of advanced technology and R&D or manufacturing, sales and equity which is material to the business, the their aggregate value does not exceed the amount converting 20/100 of the total issued and outstanding shares.
(2) As for the convertible bonds referred to in Paragraph (1) above, the Board of Director may also issue such bonds on condition that only a part thereof be granted the right to convert to capital shares.
(3) The shares to be issued as a result of conversion of such bonds shall be common shares in registered form and the applicable conversion price shall be equal to or higher than the par value per share of such new shares, as determined by the Board of Directors at the time of issuance of such bonds.
(4) The period in which holders of convertible bonds are entitled to make a request for conversion hereunder shall begin on the day after one (1) month have elapsed from the date of issuance thereof and end on the day immediately preceding the maturity date thereof provided, however, that the period for requesting conversion may be adjusted by a resolution of the Board of Directors within the aforementioned period.
(5) When converted into stocks, the Company only pays interest on the interest due before the conversion.

Article  18    Issuance of Bonds with Warrant
(1) The Company may issue bonds with warrant to any person(s) other than the Company’s shareholders by a resolution of the Board of Directors in the event of any one of the following;
1. if such convertible bond is issued through public offering or rights offering, to the extent that their aggregate par value does not exceed one hundred and fifty billion Korean Won (KRW 150,000,000,000);
2. if the Company issues convertible bonds to financial institutions, domestic and overseas, for the purpose of raising emergency funds, to the extent that their aggregate value does not exceed the amount converting 20/100 of the total issued and outstanding shares; or
3. if the Company issues convertible bonds to any party for the purposes of introduction of advanced technology and R&D or manufacturing, sales and equity which is material to the business, to the extent that the their aggregate value does not exceed the amount converting 20/100 of the total issued and outstanding shares.
(2) The amount within which a holder of such bonds with warrant is entitled to request issuance of new shares shall be determined by the Board of Director, to the extent of not exceeding the aggregate face value of such bonds.
(3) The shares to be issued as a result of the exercise of such warrant hereunder shall be common shares in registered form and the applicable price thereof shall be equal to or higher than the par value per share of such new shares, as determined by the Board of Directors at the time of issuance thereof.
(4) The period in which holders of bonds with warrant are entitled to exercise such warrant hereunder shall begin on the day after one (1) month have elapsed from the date of issuance thereof and end on the day immediately preceding the maturity date thereof provided, however, that such a period for exercising warrant may be adjusted by a resolution of the Board of Directors within the aforementioned period.

Article  19    Application of Provisions concerning Issuance of Bonds
The provisions of Article 14 hereof shall apply mutatis mutandis to the issuance of bonds.

Article  20    Electronic Registration of Bonds and Rights to be Indicated on Preemptive Right Certificates
Instead of issuing bond certificates and preemptive right certificates, the Company shall electronically register bonds and rights to be indicated on preemptive right certificates in an Electronic Registration Account Book of an electronic registration agency. However, except for listed bonds of public companies for which electronic registration is mandatory under the law, bonds may not be electronically registered.

CHAPTER IV.    GENERAL MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS

Article  21    Time to Convene General Meeting of Shareholders
(1) The Company’s General Meeting of Shareholders shall consist of Annual General Meetings and Special Meetings
(2) The Annual General Meeting shall be convened within three months from the base record date set forth in Article 16, and Special Meeting may be held at any time whenever necessary.

Article  22    Person Authorized to Convene General Meeting of Shareholders
(1) Unless otherwise provided in relevant laws and regulations, a General Meeting of Shareholders shall be convened by the Chairman of the Board elected under Article 41, Paragraph (2) hereof.
(2) If the Chairman of the Board is absent or unable to execute his/her duties, the provisions of Article 41, Paragraph (4) hereof shall apply mutatis mutandis.

Article  23    Personal and Public Notice of Convening General Meeting of Shareholders
(1) In convening a General Meeting of Shareholders, the Company shall give notice in writing or electronic documents, or in accordance with the provisions of the Commercial Act, to each shareholder of the date, time and place of the meeting and the list of agenda to be dealt with at the meeting, at least two (2) weeks prior to the date set for such a meeting.
(2) For shareholders holding one percent (1%) or less of the total number of issued and outstanding shares with voting rights, the Company may at least two (2) weeks prior to the date set for such a meeting insert twice or more in the Korea Economic Daily and Seoul Economic Daily currently being issued in Seoul or in the Electronic Disclosure System which is operated by Financial Supervisory Service or Korea Stock Exchange a public notice of its intention to convene such a meeting and the list of agenda to be dealt with at the meeting, in lieu of giving such notice mentioned in Paragraph (1) above.

Article  24    Place of Convening a General Meeting of Shareholders
(1) The General Meeting of Shareholders shall be held in the place where the head office of the Company is located and may also be held in any other place adjacent to it, whenever circumstances require.
(2) The General Meeting of Shareholders shall be held with shareholders attending the venue directly on the meeting date.

Article  24-2    Virtual General Meeting of Shareholders
(1) The Company may convene a General Meeting of Shareholders in the following manners, notwithstanding the provisions of Article 24, Paragraph 2 of the Commercial Act. However, in this case, excluding both the method under Article 24, Paragraph 2 and the method under this Paragraph Item 1 shall not be permitted.
(i) A method where shareholders may attend the meeting either in person at the designated venue or via virtual communication means (hereinafter referred to as "Hybrid Virtual Meeting of Shareholders").
(ii) A method where all shareholders may attend the meeting solely via electronic communication means (hereinafter referred to as "Fully Virtual Meeting of Shareholders").
(2) Shareholders or others who attend a Meeting of Shareholders convened in the manner described in each subparagraph of Paragraph 1 (hereinafter referred to as "Virtual Meeting of Shareholders") shall be deemed to have attended in person at the venue designated in accordance with Article 24, Paragraph 2.
(3) When issuing a notice in accordance with Article 23, Paragraph 1 to convene a Virtual Meeting of Shareholders, it is necessary to notify the intention to convene a Virtual Meeting of Shareholders, the method of attendance, and other matters prescribed by the Enforcement Decree of the Commercial Act.
(4) Matters related to electronic communication means, the convening and operation of Virtual Meeting of Shareholders, and other necessary matters under this Article shall be governed by the Commercial Act and other relevant laws and regulations.

Article  25    Chairman
(1) The Chairman of the Board elected under Article 41, Paragraph (2) hereof shall preside at all of the meetings of shareholders as chairman.
(2) If the Chairman of the Board is absent or unable to serve as presiding officer, the provision of Article 41, Paragraph (4) hereof shall apply mutatis mutandis.

Article  26    Chairman’s Authority to Maintain Order
(1) The chairman of a General Meeting of Shareholders may stop a person who significantly disturbs order in such a meeting (including with speech or behaviour to interfere with the proceedings of the meeting intentionally) from speaking or may order such a person out of the meeting.
(2) The chairman of a General Meeting of Shareholders may limit the duration and/or the number of times of speech by each shareholder, whenever the chairman deems it necessary for smooth proceedings of the meeting.

Article  27    Shareholder’s Voting Rights
Each shareholder shall have one (1) vote for each share he/she owns.

Article  28    Limitation on the Voting Rights of Cross-held Shares
If the Company, its parent company and subsidiary(s), or a subsidiary(s) of the Company owns more than ten percent (10%) shares of a third company, then the shares of the Company held by that third company shall have no voting rights.

Article  29    Split Exercise of Voting Rights
(1) If a shareholder having more than two (2) votes wishes to split his/her votes at a General Meeting of Shareholders, the said shareholder shall give the Company notice in writing of his/her intention to do so and the reason therefore at least three (3) days prior to the date set for such a meeting.
(2) The Company may refuse to allow a shareholder to split his/her votes, except for the case where the said shareholder has shares in trust or hold shares on behalf of a third party.

Article  30    Exercise of Votes by Proxy
(1) Each shareholder may exercise his/her vote by proxy.
(2) In such a case, the proxy shall present to the Company an appropriate document (a power of attorney) evidencing his/her power of representation prior to opening of that meeting, or an electronic document as stipulated in the Commercial Act.

Article  31    Method of Adopting Resolutions at General Meeting of Shareholders
Unless otherwise provided in the relevant laws and regulations, all resolutions of a meeting of shareholders shall be passed by the affirmative votes of a majority of the shares represented by the shareholders present at the General Meeting of Shareholders, which shall not be less than a quarter of the total number of issued and outstanding shares of the Company.

Article  32    Minutes of Meeting of Shareholders
The minutes of meeting of shareholders shall include the proceedings and results, as well as any other requirements stipulated by relevant laws (such as the manner of convening the meeting in cases where virtual shareholder meetings are introduced), The minutes of meeting of shareholders shall be kept in the head office and branches of the Company after chairman and all directors present at the meeting have signed and sealed the same or affixed their signatures thereto.

CHAPTER V.    DIRECTORS, BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Article  33    Number of Directors
(1) The Company shall have not less than three (3) directors, but not more than seven (7) directors and the number of outside directors shall be more than a quarter of the total number of directors.
(2) Eight tenth (8/10) of the total number of directors who are not outside directors shall have at least three (3) years of work experience in the Company or the Company’s subsidiaries as officers or employees.

Article  34    Election of Directors
(1) The directors shall be elected at a General Meeting of Shareholders.
(2) Directors shall be elected by a majority of the voting shares held by the shareholders present at the General Meeting of Shareholders, which represents at least one fourth (1/4) of the total issued and outstanding shares of the Company.
(3) When two or more director(s) are required to be elected at a General Meeting of Shareholders, cumulative voting stipulated in Article 382-2 of the Commercial Code shall not apply.

Article  35    Term of Office
(1) The term of office of the directors shall be three (3) years.
(2) Such term of office shall be extended until the close of the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders convened in respect of the last period for the settlement of accounts comprised in their term of office if their term of office expires after the end of the said last period for the settlement of accounts but before the close of the said meeting of shareholders.

Article  36    Election to Fill a Vacancy
(1) If there is a vacancy in the number of directors, a director shall be elected at a meeting of shareholders to fill such a vacancy; provided, however, if the number of the existing directors in office is not less than the number of directors provided in Article 33 hereof and no hindrance is caused to carrying on the Company’s business thereby, the directors to fill a vacancy can be elected at the first meeting of shareholders convened after the vacancy has occurred.
(2) If, as a result of resignation or death of an outside director, there is a vacancy in the number of directors as provided in Article 33 hereof, the requirements concerning such a vacancy shall be met at the first meeting of shareholders convened after such a cause of vacancy has occurred.
(3) The term of a director elected to fill a vacancy shall be the remaining term of his predecessor. However, the term of the director elected under this Article can be set differently by resolutions of the meeting of shareholders.

Article  37    Appointment of Representative Director, etc.
The Company may appoint one (1) representative director and a few executive presidents, executive vice presidents, senior executive directors and executive directors, by resolutions of the Board of Directors.

Article  38    Co-Representative Director(s)
The Company may appoint two (2) or more co-representative director(s) by resolutions of the Board of Directors. In such a case, co-representative director(s) who are appointed by resolutions of the Board of Directors shall exercise the execution of the Company’s business jointly and represent the Company jointly.

Article  39    Duties of Directors
(1) The representative director shall represent the Company and direct the Company’s overall business.
(2) Executive presidents, executive vice presidents, senior executive directors, executive directors and directors shall assist representative director and take charge of the Company’s business as determined by the Board of Directors and, if representative director is absent or unable to execute his/her duties, shall act as representative director in accordance with the order set forth above.

Article  40    Directors’ Obligations to Report
(1) A director shall report the status of executing his/her duties to the Board of Directors at least once every three (3) months.
(2) If a director finds anything that is likely to cause material damages to the Company, he/she shall immediately report the same to auditor(s).

Article  41    Composition of Board of Directors and Convening of Meetings
(1) The Board of Directors shall be composed of directors and make major decisions on the Company’s business.
(2) The Chairman of the Board shall be elected among directors by resolution of Board of Directors.
(3) The Chairman of the Board shall convene all meetings of the Board of Directors by giving notice thereof to each director and auditor(s) two (2) days prior to the date set for each of such meetings. However, the procedure of convening a meeting may be omitted if all directors and auditor(s) unanimously consent to it.
(4) If the Chairman of the Board is absent or unable to serve as presiding officer, representative director, executive presidents, executive vice presidents, senior executive directors shall act as the Chairman of the Board in accordance with the order set forth above.

Article  42    Method of Adopting Resolutions
(1) A quorum for holding a meeting of the Board of Directors shall be a majority of all directors in office and all resolutions of the Board of Directors shall be adopted by the affirmative votes of a majority of directors present at the meeting.
(2) The Board of Directors may allow all directors or a part thereof to participate in resolutions of the Board of Directors through the means of communication transmitting and receiving moving pictures and voices simultaneously, in lieu of attending such a meeting in person. In such a case, such director(s) shall be deemed to have attended such a meeting in person.
(3) No directors having a specific interest in any resolution of the Board of Directors shall be allowed to exercise their vote upon such a resolution.

Article  43    Minutes of Meeting of the Board of Directors
(1) The Board of Directors shall record the proceedings of every meeting of the Board of Directors.
(2) The minutes shall include the agenda, procedure and results of the proceedings of the meeting, names of the directors against each resolution and the reason for their objection thereto and all directors and auditor(s) present at the meeting shall sign and seal the same or affix their signatures thereto.

Article  44    Directors’ Remuneration and Retirement Allowances
(1) Directors’ remuneration shall be determined by a resolution of a meeting of shareholders. Directors’ remuneration shall comprise a basic salary and a performance-based pay, and the amount, terms of payment, method of payment, etc. thereof shall be separately determined by the Company’s regulation concerning payment of remuneration of directors which shall has been duly approved by a resolution of a General Meeting of Shareholders.
(2) Retirement allowances for directors shall be paid in accordance with the Company’s regulation concerning retirement allowances for officers which shall has been duly approved by a resolution of a General Meeting of Shareholders.
(3) The Company may pay extra bonus other than the retirement allowances referred to in Paragraph (2) above to the director at the time of his/her retirement, comprehensively taking into consideration his/her level of contribution to the Company, reason of retirement, etc. Details concerning this matter shall be separately determined by the Company’s regulation concerning such payment which shall has been duly approved by a resolution of a General Meeting of Shareholders.

Article  45    Dismissal of Directors
The Company may dismiss any director before his/her term of office expires; provided, however, such dismissal shall be adopted by at least 80/100 voting shares held by the shareholders present at the General Meeting of Shareholders convened in respect of the resolution for dismissing such director, which number shall be at least one third of the total issued and outstanding shares.

Article  46    Consultants and Advisors
The Company may appoint a few consultants and advisors by a resolution of the Board of Directors.

Article  47    Committees of Board of Directors
(1) The Company may establish committees in the Board of Directors, such as Executive Committee, by a resolution of the Board of Directors.
(2) The details concerning the composition, power and operation of each of such committees shall be determined by resolutions of the Board of Directors.
(3) Articles 42 and 43 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to such committees.

CHAPTER VI.    STATUTORY AUDITOR(S)

Article  48    Number of Statutory Auditor(s) and Election
(1) The Company shall have not less than one (1) statutory auditor, among whom not less than one (1) statutory auditor shall be elected as full-timer.
(2) Statutory auditor(s) shall be elected at a General Meeting of Shareholders and resolutions for electing statutory auditor(s) shall be presented to and adopted by a meeting of shareholders, separately from those for electing directors.
(3) Resolutions for electing statutory auditor(s) shall be adopted by the affirmative votes of a majority of the shares represented by the shareholders present at the meeting of shareholders, which shall not be less than a quarter of the total number of issued and outstanding shares. However, pursuant to Article 368-4, Paragraph 1 of the Commercial Act, in cases where the exercise of voting rights is allowed through electronic means, the appointment of auditors may be resolved by a majority of the voting rights of the attending shareholders.
(4) In the appointment and dismissal of auditors, shareholders holding more than 3/100 of the total issued shares with voting rights (in the case of major shareholders, their related parties, and others as defined by the Enforcement Decree of the Commercial Act shall aggregate the shares they own) cannot exercise voting rights exceeding this threshold."

Article  49    Term of Office of Statutory Auditor(s)
The term of office of statutory auditor(s) shall be until the close of the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders convened in respect of the last period for the settlement of accounts comprised in his/her term of office, within three (3) years after his/her inauguration as statutory auditor.

Article  50    Election to Fill a Vacancy
If there is a vacancy in the number of statutory auditor(s), a statutory auditor shall be elected at a General Meeting of Shareholders to fill such a vacancy; provided, however, that the foregoing provision shall not apply if the number of the existing statutory auditor(s) in office is not less than the number of auditor(s) provided in Article 48 hereof and no hindrance is caused to carrying on the Company’s business thereby.

Article  51    Statutory Auditor(s)’ Duties and Obligations
(1) Statutory auditor(s) shall audit the Company’s accounting and general operations.
(2) Statutory auditor(s) may attend the meeting of the Board of Directors to represent his/her opinion.
(3) Statutory auditor(s) may request the Board of Directors to convene a Special General Meeting of Shareholders by submitting a written request stating the business to be dealt with at the proposed meeting and the reason for convening such a meeting.
(4) Statutory auditor(s) may request the Company’s subsidiary(s) to make a report on its (their) operations, if auditor(s) deem it necessary to perform his/her duties. In such a case, if the subsidiary(s) fails to immediately make such a report as requested or auditor(s) deem it necessary to verify the content of the report made by the subsidiary(s), auditor(s) shall have the right to inspect that subsidiary’s operations and status of assets.

Article  52    Minutes of Audit
Statutory auditor(s) shall prepare minutes of audit with respect to the audit conducted by him/her. The minutes of audit shall be signed and sealed by or shall bear the signatures of, the statutory auditor(s) who has conducted such audit.

Article  53    Statutory Auditor(s)’ Remuneration and Retirement Allowances
(1) Statutory auditor(s)’ remuneration shall be determined by a resolution of a General Meeting of Shareholders. Resolutions for determining statutory auditor(s)’ remuneration shall be presented to and adopted by a meeting of shareholders, separately from those for determining directors’ remuneration.
(2) Retirement allowances for statutory auditor(s) shall be paid in accordance with the Company’s regulation concerning retirement allowances for officers which shall has been duly approved by a resolution of a meeting of shareholders.

CHAPTER VII.    ACCOUNTING

Article  54    Fiscal Year
The fiscal year of the Company shall commence on January 1 and end on December 31 of each year.

Article  55    Preparation and Maintenance of Financial Statements and Business Report
(1) The representative director of the Company shall prepare and submit to statutory auditor(s) for audit the following documents and their supplementary schedules together with an business report, six (6) weeks prior to the date set for the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders convened for the fiscal year to which such documents are related and, upon statutory auditor(s)’ audit, shall submit the aforementioned documents and the business report to the annual meeting of shareholders:
1. Balance Sheet
2. Income Statement
3. Other documents prescribed by the Enforcement Decree of the Commercial Code which indicate financial status and managerial performance of the Company
(2) The consolidated financial statements shall be included referred to in Paragraph (1) above, if the Company has the duty of recording the consolidated financial statements prescribed by the Enforcement Decree of the Commercial Code.
(3) Statutory auditor(s) shall submit an auditor’s report to representative director (president) at least by one (1) week prior to the date set for such annual meeting of shareholders.
(4) Representative director shall maintain the documents referred to in Paragraph (1) above and supplementary schedules with the business report and the auditor’s report in the head office of the Company for five (5) years and their copies in the branch office(s) of the Company for three (3) years respectively, starting from one (1) week prior to the date set for the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders convened for the fiscal year to which such documents are related.
(5) Upon approval of the Annual Meeting of Shareholders with respect to the documents referred to in Paragraph (1) above, representative director shall promptly give public notice of the Company’s balance sheet and independent auditor’s report.

Article  56    Appointment of Independent Auditor
The Company shall appoint an independent auditor with approval of the Independent Auditor Appointment Committee under the Act on External Audit of Stock Companies, Etc. and shall report appointment thereof to the first Annual General Meeting of Shareholders to be convened following such appointment.

Article  57    Disposition of Profit
The Company shall dispose of the unappropriated retained earnings of each fiscal year in the following order of priority:
1. Legal reserve
2. Other statutory reserves
3. Dividends
4. Voluntary reserves
5. Others

Article  58    Dividends
(1) Dividends may be paid in cash and shares.
(2) If dividends are paid in shares and when the Company has issued more than two classes of shares, dividends may also be paid in any class of shares different from such shares by a resolution of a meeting of shareholders.
(3) The Company may establish a record date through a resolution of the board of directors to determine the shareholders entitled to receive dividends under paragraph 1, and if a record date is established, it must be publicly announced at least two weeks prior to the record date.

Article  59    Quarterly Dividends
(1) After the commencement of the fiscal year, the Company may pay quarterly dividends to shareholders registered as of the last day of March, June and September pursuant to Article 165-12 of the Act on Capital Market and Financial Investment Business. Quarterly dividends shall be paid in cash.
(2) Quarterly dividends referred to in Paragraph (1) above shall be paid by a resolution of the Board of Directors; provided, however, that such a resolution shall be made within 45 days from the record date specified in Paragraph (1) above.
(3) Quarterly dividends shall be paid within the limit of not exceeding the amount of the net worth shown on the balance sheet as of the end of the immediately preceding period for the settlement of accounts less the amount of the following items:
1. The amount of capital, as of the end of the immediately preceding period for the settlement of accounts;
2. The aggregate sum of the capital reserves and legal reserves appropriated up to the immediately preceding period for the settlement of accounts;
3. Unrealized gains defined under the Enforcement Decree of the Commercial Code;
4. The amount appropriated for dividends by a resolution adopted at the annual meeting of shareholders convened for the immediately preceding period for the settlement of accounts;
5. The amount of voluntary reserves appropriated for specific purposes in accordance with the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation or by a resolution of the meeting of shareholders up to the immediately preceding period for the settlement of accounts;
6. The amount of legal reserves to be appropriated for the current period for the settlement of accounts, as a result of such quarterly dividends; and
7. The sum of quarterly dividends paid in the relevant fiscal year, if any.

Article  60    Statute of Limitation to the Claim for Dividends
(1) If a claim for dividends has not been exercised for five years, the statute of limitation applicable thereto shall expire.
(2) The dividends with respect to which the statute of limitation has expired shall become vested in the Company.

CHAPTER VIII.
    SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS

Article  61    Application of Other Provisions
Matters not provided for herein shall be decided or governed by a resolution of the General Meeting of Shareholders or pursuant to the Commercial Code and other applicable laws and regulations.

Article  62    Bylaws
The Company may establish bylaws required for its management by a resolution of the Board of Directors if such establishment is deemed necessary.

CHAPTER IX.    ADDENDA

Article  1    Amendment to Articles of Incorporation
Any amendment to these Articles of Incorporation shall require a resolution of the General Meeting of Shareholders.

Article  2    Effective Date
(1) These Articles of Incorporation shall take in to effect on March 28, 2004
(2) The amendments to Articles 24-2, 30, and 32 of these Articles of Incorporation shall come into effect from the date of enactment and enforcement of the 'Partial Amendment Act on the Commercial Act (Bill No. 2125610)' pending in the current National Assembly as of November 24, 2023, as originally proposed. In the event that the 'Partial Amendment Act on the Commercial Act (Bill No. 2125610)' is revised and passed, these amendment provisions shall take effect within the limits consistent with the content and purpose of the statutory provisions.
(3) Paragraph 3: The provisions of Article 30 and Article 32 before the amendment shall continue to apply until the 'Partial Amendment Act on the Commercial Act (Bill No. 2125610)' is enacted and enforced as originally proposed or as revised.