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(1) Remuneration of Directors (Article 34 of Articles of Incorporation)

The ceiling of remuneration for Directors shall be determined by resolution at the general meeting of shareholders

In principle, Directors are paid in cash.

* In 2000 and 2001 alone, the Company granted stock options to Executive Directors after getting approval at the general meeting of shareholders. But even in this case, the Company didn't grant stock options to Kun-Hee Lee, a specially related person with the Company.

Remuneration of Independent Directors
The Company does not pay any compensation other than basic salary and business trip expenses to the Independent Directors in order to maintain their independence. (The Company pays neither stock options nor pension benefits to Independent Directors)

* Independent Directors are entitled to stock options according to the Commercial Code and Securities Exchange Act, but the Company does not grant stock options to them to maintain their independence.

(2) stock options

1. Basic principle

The company shall grant stock options in accordance with relevant laws and the articles of Incorporation.

Grantee

The company may grant stock options to its officers and employees who have contributed, or can contribute, to management and overseas sales or technological innovation of the company.

Ceiling on stock option grant

Stock options shall be granted by special resolution at a general meeting of shareholders or by resolution at a Board meeting to the extent of 15% of outstanding shares of the Company. (Article 11-4 of the Articles of Incorporation)
*2006-05-28 board members may not be granted stock options by resolution at a board meeting, but only by special resolution at a general meeting of shareholders.
Provided that for recruitment of core workers, a few number of stock options may be granted just by resolution at a board meeting to the extent of 1% of of outstanding shares of the company.
(Article 84-6 of enforcement ordinance of securities and exchange act)
Exercise period of stock options : Within one year after options become exercisable, less than one third of the options are granted to exercise and within two years, less than two thirds of them allowed and after then, all of them permitted to exercise.

Changes in terms of stock options granted

In case share value materially changes after resolution is passed for stock option grant either at a general meeting of shareholders or at a Board meeting and before the exercise of the options (Due to bonus issue, stock dividend, stock split or consolidation, capital reduction, retirement of repurchased shares, merger or split of the Company) the Company may change the exercise price or the number of shares under stock options granted in accordance with relevant laws or the Articles of Incorporation, in order to keep stock option value at the same level. (Please refer to the attachment for further the detail)

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*Since starting to grant stock options in 2000, the Company has changed the number of shares under stock options granted, due to stock buy-back/retirement. But the Company has not changed the exercise price of stock options granted.

Expensing of stock options

The Company calculates stock option value using the Black Scholes model and finishes expensing stock options within two years of the grant of the options

(March. 31.2006)

Current Status of Stock Option Scheme
	First round of stock option grant	Second	Third	Fourth	Fifth (continued below)
Option grant date	Mar. 16, 2000	Mar. 9, 2001	Feb. 28, 2002	Mar. 25, 2002	Mar. 7, 2003
Option grant approval	AGM	AGM	AGM	BOD	BOD
Option grantee	76	560	174	11	85
Granted options (shares)	1,500,000	3,099,550	988,000	121,000	368,100
Exercise price per share (KRW)	272,700	197,100	329,200	342,800	288,800
Exercise period	Mar.17,2003 ~ Mar.16,2010	Mar.10.2004 ~ Mar.9,2011	Mar.1,2004 ~ Feb.29,2012	Mar.26,2004 ~ Mar.25,2012	Mar.8,2005 ~ Mar.7,2013
Method of providing shares in case of exercise	Share issuance or treasury stock	Share issuance or treasury stock	Share issuance or treasury stock	Share issuance or treasury stock	Share issuance or treasury stock
Class of shares granted in case of exercise	Common Shares	Common Shares	Common Shares	Common Shares	Common Shares
Number of Available Stock Options	1,371,460	2,705,732	934,141	108,058	329,251

	Sixth	Seventh	Eighth	Total (1st-8th)
Option grant date	Apr. 16, 2004	Oat.15,2004	Dec.20,2005
Option grant approval	BOD	BOD	BOD
Option grantee	119	1	2	1,028
Granted options (shares)	590,000	10,000	10,000	6,686,600
Exercise price per share (KRW)	580,300	460,500	606,700
Exercise period	Apr.17,2006 ~ Apr.16,2014	Oct.16,2006 ~ Oct.15,2008	Dec.21,2007 ~ Dec.20,2015
Method of providing shares in case of exercise	Treasury stock	Treasury stock	Treasury stock
Class of shares granted in case of exercise	Common Shares	Common Shares	Common Shares
Number of Available Stock Options	560,649	10,000	10,000	6,029,291

Others

The Company does not take out loans to its officers and employees who exercise stock options.

Downsizing of stock option scheme

As the stock option scheme has such side effects as inequity brought by fluctuations in stock prices, since the late 2005, the Company has granted stock options only to newly recruited core workers, and instead the Company has adopted a long-term performance-based incentive system.
Long-term performance-based incentive system The system quantities the performance of executives in the three- year evaluation process and provides executives with different incentives, based on the evaluation results.
*Evaluation method : Business performance (ROE) 70%, stock performance 30%

(3) Guidelines for Executives' Stock Ownership

Registered Board members shall meet the following guidelines in trading securities of the Company.

Ban on Securities Trading, Based on Important Material Inside Information
Pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act and the guidelines of the Company, registered Board members may not deal in shares of the Company, using inside information.
Immediate Report and Disclosure of Securities Trading
The Company shall disclose ownership changes by registered Board members to the Financial Supervisory Service by the tenth day of the following month after the stock trading.
Return of Short Term Trading Profits to the Company
In conformity with the Securities Exchange Act, if registered Board members gain profits from selling Company shares within six months after buying them, or from buying Company shares within six months after selling them, they shall return the profits to the Company.
In this way, the Company discourages their securities trading of less than six months.

(4) Directors' Liability Insurance

The Company purchases Directors' liability insurance after approval from the Board of Directors or Board committees, as provided by internal regulations.

Compensation Scope
: Compensation is paid to shareholders or others who suffer loss from Directors' violation of their fiduciary duty and duty of faithfulness in doing corporate business.

(5) Other Support for Independent Directors

In conformity with the relevant clauses of the Commercial Code and the Securities and Exchange Act, Independent Directors, who play a crucial role in maintaining the independence of the Board of Directors, are entitled to get help from outside experts in making important decisions. Accordingly, the Company provides Independent Directors with outside help, including but not limited to legal and accounting advices.

The Company holds regular meetings (when the Board meets each quarter) and irregular meetings for Independent Directors without management present, to help them discuss management issues and make proposals more freely. The Company also spares no support to make sure Independent Directors discharge their duties more aggressively and independently.

New Independent Directors shall be provided with an orientation and yearly visits to overseas sites.