Defendant Name: KT Corporation

Defendant Type: Public Company
SIC Code: 4813
CUSIP: 48268K10

Document Reference: 34-94279

Document Details

Legal Case Name In the Matter of KT Corporation
Document Name Order Instituting Cease-and-Desist Proceedings Pursuant to Section 21C of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Making Findings, and Imposing a Cease-and-Desist Order
Document Date 17-Feb-2022
Document Format Administrative Proceeding
File Number 3-20780
Allegation Type Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Document Summary On February 17, 2022, the SEC instituted cease-and-desist proceedings against KT Corporation stating: "This matter arises out of KT Corporation’s (“KT”) violations of the books and records and internal accounting controls provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977 (the “FCPA”) [15 U.S.C. 78dd] in the Republic of Korea and Vietnam."

Disgorgement & Penalty Information

Resolutions
Cease and Desist Order
Other Compliance Related Undertaking
Cooperation Before the Resolution
Remedial Acts or Efforts Before the Resolution
Monetary Penalties:

Disgorgement

Individual:     $2,263,821.00 Shared:    

Civil Penalty

Individual:     $3,500,000.00 Shared:    

Pre-Judgment Interest

Individual:     $536,457.00 Shared:    

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2022-30 17-Feb-2022 Press Release--Administrative Proceeding
Largest South Korean Telecommunications Co. Agrees to Pay the SEC to Settle FCPA Charges
The SEC "announced that Seoul-based KT Corporation (KT Corp.) will pay $6.3 million to resolve charges that it violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act(FCPA) by providing improper payments for the benefit of government officials in Korea and Vietnam."