Form 6-K
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

Form 6-K

 

 

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of Nov 2008

 

 

LG Display Co., Ltd.

(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)

 

 

20 Yoido-dong, Youngdungpo-gu, Seoul 150-721, The Republic of Korea

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F  X    Form  40-F              

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Yes                  No  X

 

 

 


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QUARTERLY REPORT

(From January 1, 2008 to September 30, 2008)

THIS IS A TRANSLATION OF THE QUARTERLY REPORT ORIGINALLY PREPARED IN KOREAN AND IS IN SUCH FORM AS REQUIRED BY THE KOREAN FINANCIAL SUPERVISORY COMMISSION.

IN THE TRANSLATION PROCESS, SOME PARTS OF THE REPORT WERE REFORMATTED, REARRANGED OR SUMMARIZED FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF READERS.

UNLESS EXPRESSLY STATED OTHERWISE, ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS PRESENTED ON A NON-CONSOLIDATED BASIS IN ACCORDANCE WITH ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN KOREA, OR KOREAN GAAP, WHICH DIFFER IN CERTAIN RESPECTS FROM GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES IN CERTAIN OTHER COUNTRIES, INCLUDING THE UNITED STATES. WE HAVE MADE NO ATTEMPT TO IDENTIFY OR QUANTIFY THE IMPACT OF THESE DIFFERENCES IN THIS DOCUMENT.

 

 

Contents

1.    Overview
   A.    Industry
   B.    Company
  

C.

  

Recent developments

2.    Information Regarding Shares
   A.    Change in capital stock
   B.    Convertible bonds
   C.    Shareholder list
   D.    Voting rights
   E.    Dividends
3.    Major Products and Materials
   A.    Major products in 2008 (Q1~Q3)
   B.    Average selling price trend of major products
   C.    Major materials
   D.    Price trend of major materials
4.    Production & Equipment
   A.    Production capacity and calculation
   B.    Production performance and working ratio
   C.    Investment plan
5.    Sales
   A.    Sales performance
   B.    Sales route and sales method
6.    Directors & Employees
   A.    Members of the Board of Directors
   B.    Committees of the Board of Directors
   C.    Director & Officer Liability Insurance
   D.    Employees
   E.    Stock option
7.    Financial Information
   A.    Financial highlights
   B.    R&D expense
   C.    Domestic credit rating
   D.    Remuneration for directors in 2008 (Q1~Q3)
   E.    Derivative contracts
   F.    Status of equity investment
8.    Subsequent Event
Attachment:    1.    Korean GAAP Non-consolidated Financial Statements
   2.    Korean GAAP Consolidated Financial Statements
   3.    U.S. GAAP Consolidated Financial Statements


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A. Industry

(1) Industry characteristics and growth potential

 

   

TFT-LCD technology is one of the most widely used technologies in the manufacture of flat panel displays and the demand for flat panel displays is growing. The flat panel display industry is characterized by entry barriers due to rapidly evolving technology, capital-intensive characteristics, and the significant investments required to achieve economies of scale, among other factors. There is strong competition between a relatively small number of players within the industry and production capacity in the industry, including ours, is being continually increased.

 

   

The demand for LCD panels for notebook computers & monitors has been closely related to the IT industry cycle. The demand for LCD panels for TVs has been growing as HDTV broadcasting is becoming more common and as LCD TV has come to play an important role in the digital display market. There is competition between TFT-LCD and PDP technologies in the area of large flat TV products. In addition, markets for small- to medium-sized LCD panels, such as mobile phones, P-A/V, medical applications and automobile navigation systems, among others, are growing steadily.

 

   

The average selling prices of LCD panels may continue to decline with time irrespective of general business cycles as a result of, among other factors, technology advances and cost reductions.

(2) Cyclicality

 

   

The TFT-LCD business is highly cyclical as well as being capital-intensive. In spite of the increase in demand for products, this industry has experienced periodic volatility caused by imbalances between demand and supply due to capacity expansion within the industry.

 

   

Intense competition and expectations of demand growth may lead panel manufacturers to invest in manufacturing capacity on similar schedules, resulting in a surge in capacity when production is ramped up at new fabrication facilities.

 

   

During such surges in capacity growth, our customers can exert and have exerted strong downward pricing pressure, resulting in sharp declines in average selling prices and significant fluctuations in our gross margins. Conversely, demand surges and fluctuations in the supply chain can lead to price increases.

(3) Competitiveness

 

   

Our ability to compete successfully depends on factors both within and outside our control, including product pricing, our relationship with our customers, performance and reliability, successful and timely investment and product development, success of our end-brand customers in marketing their brands and products, component and raw material supply costs, foreign exchange rate and general economic and industry conditions.


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Core competitiveness includes technology leadership, capability to design new products and premium products, timely investment in advanced fabs, cost leadership through application of large production lines, innovation of process and productivity, and collaborative customer relationships.

 

   

Most importantly, cost leadership and stable and long-term relationships with customers are critical to secure profit even in a buyer’s market.

 

   

A substantial portion of our sales is attributable to a limited number of end-brand customers and their designated system integrators. The loss of these end-brand customers, as a result of customers entering into strategic supplier arrangements with our competitors or otherwise, would thus result in reduced sales.

 

   

Developing new products and technologies that can be differentiated from those of our competitors is critical to the success of our business. We take active measures to protect our intellectual property internationally by obtaining patents and undertaking monitoring activities in our major markets. It is also necessary to recruit and retain experienced key managerial personnel and highly skilled line operators.

(4) Sourcing material

 

   

Key materials (including color filters) are sourced in-house as well as from domestic and overseas vendors.

 

   

A shortage of raw materials may arise temporarily due to an increase in demand for raw materials resulting from capacity expansion in the TFT-LCD industry.

 

   

A substantial portion of our equipment is sourced from a limited number of qualified foreign and local suppliers. From time to time, increased demand for new equipment may cause lead times to extend beyond those normally required by the equipment vendors.

(5) Others

 

   

Most TFT-LCD panel makers are located in Asia.

a. Korea: LG Display, Samsung Electronics (including a joint venture between Samsung Electronics and Sony Corporation), BOE-Hydis

b. Taiwan: AU Optronics, Chi Mei Optoelectronics, CPT, etc.

c. Japan: Sharp, IPS-Alpha, etc.

d. China: SVA-NEC, BOE-OT, etc.

B. Company

(1) Business overview

 

   

Commercial production for our TFT-LCD business began in September 1995 at P1, which was then the first fabrication facility of LG Electronics. At the end of 1998, LG Electronics and LG Semicon transferred their respective TFT-LCD related businesses to LG Soft Co., Ltd (currently LG Display). It became a joint venture between LG Electronics and Philips Electronics in August 1999. In July 2004, we completed our initial public offering and listed our common stock on the Korea Exchange and our ADSs on the New York Stock Exchange. As


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of September 30, 2008, we operate seven fabrication facilities located in Gumi and Paju, Korea, and a total of seven module facilities located in Gumi and Paju, Korea, Nanjing (3 factories) and Guangzhou, China, and Wroclaw, Poland.

 

   

We became the first LCD maker in the world to commence commercial production at a 4th generation fab (P3) in July 2000 and at a 5th generation fab (P4) in March 2002, and we started mass production at our 6th generation fab (P6) in August 2004, which allows us to produce LCD panels for large TVs and monitors. With the commencement of mass production at our 7th generation fab (P7) in January 2006 and with our decision to invest in an 8th generation fab (P8) in October 2007, we are expanding our production capacity in line with the growing large-sized LCD TV market. In addition, in July 2008, we decided to increase our TFT-LCD production capacity in Gumi to prepare for the growth of the TFT-LCD market.

 

   

Our non-consolidated sales decreased by approximately 2% from KRW 3,975 billion in the third quarter of 2007 to KRW 3,891 billion in the third quarter of 2008. Our non-consolidated operating income decreased by approximately 73% from KRW 709 billion in the third quarter of 2007 to KRW 190 billion in the third quarter of 2008. Our non-consolidated net income decreased by approximately 44% from KRW 524 billion in the third quarter of 2007 to KRW 291 billion in the third quarter of 2008. (Our consolidated sales under Korean GAAP decreased by approximately 2% from KRW 3,953 billion in the third quarter of 2007 to KRW 3,861 billion in the third quarter of 2008. Our consolidated operating income under Korean GAAP decreased by approximately 63% from KRW 693 billion in the third quarter of 2007 to KRW 254 billion in the third quarter of 2008. Our consolidated net income decreased by approximately 44% from KRW 524 billion in the third quarter of 2007 to KRW 295 billion in the third quarter of 2008.)

 

   

We reinforced our position as a leader in LCD technology by developing public displays such as the world’s largest 52-inch multi-touch screen panel and a 47-inch triple-view panel as well as the world’s largest 6-inch oval LCD panel, a 17.1-inch switchable 3D display which function allows for a 2D/3D conversion with ease, a 15-inch TFT LCD panel with a C/F board that applies the role printing method and a 15-inch AM OLED that uses the a-Si method.

 

   

Moreover, we formed strategic alliances or entered into long-term sales contracts with major global firms such as Dell, Hewlett Packard and Kodak of the United States and Japan’s Toshiba, among others, to secure customers and expand partnerships for technology development.


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(2) Market shares

 

   

Our worldwide market share for large-size TFT-LCD panels (10-inch or large) based on revenue

 

     2008
(Q1~Q3)
    2007     2006  

Panel for Notebook Computers

   29.3 %   28.5 %   26.2 %

Panel for Monitors

   16.9 %   15.6 %   15.6 %

Panel for TVs

   18.1 %   22.0 %   23.6 %

Total

   19.7 %   20.4 %   20.5 %

 

* Source: DisplaySearch [Q4] 2008

(3) Market characteristics

 

   

The LCD panel has become the core component of the display industry and the demand for LCD panels has been growing steadily.

 

   

Due to the recent high growth in the display appliance market for the flat display format, the scale of the LCD market is growing, resulting in expansion of the market centered mainly in America, Japan, Europe and China.

 

   

The growth of the LCD market has mainly been driven by the demand for IT-related products. However, it is anticipated that the LCD TV display market, which has grown rapidly in recent years, will provide the main source of steady growth of the LCD market.

(4) New business

 

   

As of the end of the third quarter of 2008, P7 in our Paju Display Cluster reached an expanded production capacity of over 150 thousand sheets of glass substrates per month and we have commenced the construction of P8 (8th generation fab) in anticipation of growth in the large-sized TFT-LCD market.

 

   

In May 2006, we entered into an investment agreement with the Guangzhou Development District Administrative Committee to construct a module production plant in Guangzhou, China, and in June 2006, we established LG Display Guangzhou Co., Ltd. (f/k/a LG.Philips LCD Guangzhou Co., Ltd.). We commenced mass production at the new module production plant in December 2007 and we held an opening ceremony for the module production plant in April 2008.

 

   

In June 2008, we launched the OLED Business Unit in anticipation of future growth in the OLED business. In addition, we also plan to strengthen our market position in the future display technologies by accelerating the development of flexible display technologies and leading the LED back-light LCD market.

 

   

In order to facilitate a cooperative purchasing relationship with HannStar Display Corporation (HannStar), a company that manufactures TFT-LCD panels in Taiwan, we decided to purchase 180 million shares of preferred stock of HannStar at a purchase price of NT$3,170,250,000. We acquired the preferred shares in February 2008. The preferred shares mature in three years and are convertible into shares of common stock of HannStar.

 

   

We are making an effort to increase our competitiveness by forming cooperative relationships with our suppliers and purchasers of our products. As part of this effort, in June 2008 we purchased 2,037,204 shares of AVACO, which produces sputters, a core equipment for LCD production, and we purchased 1,008,875 shares of TLI Co., Ltd.,


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which produces core LCD panel components such as “Timing Controllers” and “Driver ICs”. By promoting strategic relationships with equipments and parts suppliers, which enables us to obtain a stable source of supply of equipments and parts at competitive prices, we have strengthened our competitive position in the LCD business.

 

   

In July 2008, we and Skyworth RGB Electronics founded a R&D joint venture corporation with a registered capital of CNY 50 million in China.

 

   

In August 2008, we entered into a joint venture company agreement with AmTRAN Technology Co., Ltd. (“AmTRAN”), a Taiwan corporation, in order to produce (i) LCD modules and (ii) LCD TV sets manufactured using the EMS (Electronic Manufacturing System) method. Through the establishment of this joint venture with AmTRAN, we are able to further expand our customer base by securing a long term stable panel dealer. It also allows us to produce LCD modules and LCD TV sets in a single factory, which enables us to provide our customers with products that are competitive both in terms of technology and price.

 

   

In July 2008, we purchased 6,850,000 shares of the common stock of New Optics, which is approximately 36.7% of its outstanding shares, as part of our strategy to increase our competitiveness by forming cooperative relationships with our suppliers.

(5) Organization chart as of September 30, 2008

LOGO

 

   

CEO: Chief Executive Officer

 

   

CFO: Chief Financial Officer

 

   

CPO: Chief Production Officer

 

   

CTO: Chief Technology Officer

C. Recent developments

(1) January 2008: Acquired OLED business from LG Electronics


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(2) March 2008: Changed the name of the Company from LG.Philips LCD Co., Ltd. to LG Display Co., Ltd.

(3) Major contracts

 

   

February 2008: Extended trademark license agreement with Philips Electronics

(January 1, 2008 ~ June 30, 2008)

 

   

February 2008: Extended trademark license agreement with LG Corp.

(January 1, 2008 ~ December 31, 2010)

 

   

April 2008: Entered into an agreement with Skyworth RGB Electronics to establish a research and development joint venture company

 

   

June 2008: Skyworth TV Holdings Limited purchased a 16% interest in LG Display Guangzhou Co., Ltd

 

   

August 2008: Entered into an agreement with AmTRAN to establish a joint venture company in China

2. Information Regarding Shares

A. Change in Capital Stock

 

(Unit: KRW, Share)

Date

  

Descriptions

   Change in number of
common shares
   Face amount
per share

July 27, 2005

   Follow-on offering*    32,500,000    5,000

 

* ADSs offering: 32,500,000 shares (US$42.64 per share, US$21.32 per ADS)

B. Convertible Bonds

 

     (Unit: USD, Share)

Item

  

Content

Issuing date    April 18, 2007

Maturity

(Redemption date after put option exercise)

  

April 18, 2012

(April 18, 2010)

Face Amount    USD550,000,000
Offering method    Public offering
Conversion period    Convertible into shares of common stock during the period from April 19, 2008 to April 3, 2012
Conversion price    KRW 48,760 per share*
Conversion status    Number of shares already converted    None
   Number of convertible shares    10,530,762 shares if all are converted*
Remarks   

•   Registered form

•   Listed on Singapore Exchange

 

* Conversion price was adjusted from KRW 49,070 to KRW 48,760 and the number of convertible shares was adjusted from 10,464,234 to 10,530,762 following the approval by the shareholders, of a cash dividend of KRW 750 per share at the annual general meeting of shareholders on February 29, 2008.


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C. Shareholder List

(1) Total shares issued and outstanding: 357,815,700 shares as of September 30, 2008

(2) Largest shareholder and related parties as of September 30, 2008

 

(Unit: share)  

Name

  

Relationship

   January 1, 2008     Increase(Decrease)    September 30, 2008  

LG Electronics

  

Largest

Shareholder

   135,625,000

(37.9

 

)%

  —      135,625,000

(37.9

 

)%

Young Soo Kwon

  

Related

Party

   15,000

(0.0

 

)%

  8,000    23,000

(0.0

 

)%

Total

      135,640,000

(37.9

 

)%

  8,000    135,648,000

(37.9

 

)%

(3) Shareholders who owned 5% or more of our shares as of December 31, 2007

 

          (Unit: share)  

Name

  

Type of stock

   Number of shares    Ratio  

LG Electronics

   Common Stock    135,625,000    37.9 %

Philips Electronics

   Common Stock    71,225,000    19.9 %*

Total

   —      206,850,000    57.8 %

 

* On March 17, 2008, Philips Electronics sold 6.7% of our common stock (24 million shares of common stock).

D. Voting rights as of September 30, 2008

 

     (Unit: share)
:   Description    Number of shares

1.      Shares with voting rights [A-B]

   357,815,700

A.     Total shares issued

   357,815,700

B.     Shares without voting rights

   —  

2.      Shares with restricted voting rights

   —  
    

Total number of shares with voting rights [1-2]

   357,815,700


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E. Dividends

Dividends during the recent 3 fiscal years

 

Description

   2008 3Q    2007    2006  

Par value (Won)

   5,000    5,000    5,000  

Net income (loss) (Million Won)

   1,783,573    1,344,027    (769,313 )

Earnings (Loss) per share (Won)

   4,985    3,756    (2,150 )

Retained earning for dividends (Million Won)

   5,543,438    4,028,227    2,711,036  

Total cash dividend amount (Million Won)

   —      268,362    —    

Total stock dividend amount (Million Won)

   —      —      —    

Cash dividend payout ratio (%)

   —      —      —    

Cash dividend yield (%)

   —      1.6    —    

Stock dividend yield (%)

   —      —      —    

Cash dividend per share (Won)

   —      750    —    

Stock dividend per share (Won)

   —      —      —    

 

* Earnings per share is calculated based on par value of 5,000 Won per share.

(As a result of a stock split, par value of our shares changed to Won 5,000 per share from Won 10,000 per share as of May 25, 2004.)

* Retained earning for dividends is the amount before dividends are paid.
* Earnings per share is calculated by dividing net income by weighted average number of common stock.

3. Major Products and Materials

A. Major products in 2008 (Q1~Q3)

 

              (Unit: In billions of Won)

Business area

   Sales types    Items
(Market)
  Specific use    Major
trademark
   Sales (%)
TFT- LCD    Product/
Service/

Other Sales

   TFT-LCD
(Overseas)
  Panels for Notebook Computer,
Monitor, TV and Applications
   LG Display    11,321 (93.2)%
      TFT-LCD
(Korea*)
  Panels for Notebook Computer,
Monitor, TV and Applications
   LG Display    822 (6.8)%
Total               12,143 (100)%

 

* Including local export.
** Period: January 1, 2008 ~ September 30, 2008
*** Major products’ trademark has changed from LG. Philips LCD to LG Display

B. Average selling price trend of major products

 

               (Unit: USD / m2)

Description

   2008 Q3    2008 Q2    2008 Q1    2007 Q4

TFT-LCD panel

   992    1,274    1,339    1,375

 

* Semi-finished products in the cell process have been excluded.
** Quarterly average selling price per square meter of net display area shipped
*** On a consolidated basis


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C. Major materials

 

                    (Unit: In billions of Won)

Business area

  

Purchase types

  

Items

  

Specific use

   Purchase amount
(%)
  

Suppliers

TFT-LCD

   Materials    Glass    LCD panel manufacturing    1,663 (26.1)%   

Samsung Corning Precision

Glass Co., Ltd., NEG, etc.

     

Back-Light

      1,581 (24.8)%    Heesung Electronics Ltd., etc.
     

Polarizer

      846 (13.3)%    LG Chem., etc.
     

Others

      2,277 (35.8)%    —  

Total

            6,367 (100)%    —  

 

* Period : January 1, 2008 ~ September  30, 2008

D. Price trend of major materials

 

   

Prices of major materials depend on fluctuations in supply and demand in the market as well as on change in size and quantity of raw materials due to the increased production of large-size panels.

4. Production and Equipment

A. Production capacity and calculation

(1) Production capacity

 

          (Unit : 1,000 Glass sheets)

Business area

  

Items

  

Business place

   2008
Q1~Q3
   2007    2006

TFT-LCD

   TFT-LCD    Gumi, Paju    9,280    11,544    9,942

 

* Glass size per each factory not considered.

(2) Calculation of production capacity

a. Method

 Assumptions for calculation

 

   

Based on input glass

Calculation method of production capacity

 

   

2008 Q1~Q3: Monthly maximum input capacity per each factory in the period of Q1~Q3

× number of months (9 months).

 

   

2007: Monthly maximum input capacity per each factory in year 2007

× number of months (12 months).


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2006: Monthly maximum input capacity per each factory for 4th quarter of 2006

× number of months (12 months).

b. Average working hours

 

   

See 4.B(2) below.

B. Production performance and working ratio

(1) Production performance

 

          (Unit: 1,000 Glass sheets)

Business area

  

Items

  

Business place

   2008
Q1~Q3
   2007    2006

TFT-LCD

   TFT-LCD    Gumi, Paju    8,670    10,182    9,052

 

* Based on input glass

(2) Working Ratio *

 

          (Unit: Hours)  

Business place (area)

  

Available working hours

of 2008 (Q1~Q3)

  

Real working hours

of 2008 (Q1~Q3)

   Average
working ratio
 

Gumi

(TFT-LCD)

  

6,576

(24 hours X 274 days)

  

6,576

(24 hours X 274 days)

   100 %

Paju

(TFT-LCD)

  

6,576

(24 hours X 274 days)

  

6,576

(24 hours X 274days)

   100 %

C. Investment plan

(1) Investment in progress

 

                              (Unit: In billions of Won)

Business area

   Description    Investment
period
   Investment
assets
   Investment
effect
   Total
investment
   Already
invested
   To be
invested
   Remarks

TFT-LCD

   New /
Expansion,
etc.
   Q4 ‘05~    Building/

Machinery,

etc.

   New
production
facility
   4,400    2,076    2,324    —  

(2) Investment Plan (Consolidated basis)

 

                    (Unit: In billions of Won)

Business area

  

Project

   Expected yearly investment    Investment    Remarks
      2008 *    2009 **    2010 **   

effects

  

TFT-LCD

   New / Expansion, etc.    4,100    —      —     

Capacity

Expansion, etc.

  

 

* Expected investments in 2008 are subject to change depending on market environment.
** Expected investments in 2009 and in 2010 cannot be projected due to industry characteristics.


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5. Sales

A. Sales performance

 

               (Unit: In billions of Won)

Business area

  

Sales types

  

Items (Market)

   2008
Q1~Q3
   2007
Q1~Q3
   2007

TFT-LCD

   Products, etc.    TFT-LCD    Overseas    11,321    9,119    13,137
        

Korea*

   822    729    1,026
        

Total

   12,143    9,849    14,163

 

* Including local export.

B. Sales route and sales method

(1) Sales organization

 

   

As of September 30 2008, each of the IT Business Unit, TV Business Unit, and Mobile Business Unit had individual sales and customer support functions.

 

   

Sales subsidiaries in the United States, Germany, Japan, Taiwan and China (Shanghai and Shenzhen) perform sales activities in overseas countries and provide local technical support to customers.

(2) Sales route

 

   

LG Display HQ g Overseas subsidiaries (USA/Germany/Japan/Taiwan/Shenzhen/Shanghai), etc.

g System integrators, Branded customers g End users

 

   

LG Display HQ g System integrators, Branded customers g End users

(3) Sales methods and conditions

 

   

Direct sales and sales through overseas subsidiaries, etc.

(4) Sales strategy

 

   

To secure stable sales to major PC makers and the leading consumer electronics makers globally

 

   

To increase sales of premium notebook computer products, to strengthen sales of the larger size and high-end monitor segment and to lead the large and wide LCD TV market including in the category of full-HD 120Hz TV monitors

 

   

To diversify our market in the small- to medium-sized monitor segment, including products such as mobile phone, P-A/V, automobile navigation systems, aircraft instrumentation and medical diagnostic equipment, etc.


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6. Directors & Employees

A. Members of the Board of Directors

 

Name

  

Date of birth

  

Position

  

Business experience

Young Soo Kwon

   February 6, 1957   

Representative

Director, President and

Chief Executive Officer

   President and Chief Financial Officer of LG Electronics

James (Hoyoung) Jeong

   November 2, 1961   

Director and

Chief Financial Officer

   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of LG Electronics

Simon (Shin Ik)

Kang

   May 10, 1954    Director    Head of Digital Display Product Business Division of LG Electronics

Paul Verhagen

   February 2, 1966    Director    Chief Financial Officer of Consumer Lifestyle Section, Philips Electronics

Ingoo Han

   October 15, 1956    Outside Director    Dean, Graduate School of Management, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

Dongwoo Chun

   January 15, 1945    Outside Director    Outside Director, Pixelplus

Bruce. I. Berkoff

   August 13, 1960    Outside Director    President of LCD TV Association

Yoshihide Nakamura

   October 22, 1942    Outside Director    President of ULDAGE, Inc.

William Y. Kim

   June 6, 1956    Outside Director    Partner of Ropes & Gray LLP

B. Committees of the Board of Directors

Committees of the Board of Directors as of September 30, 2008

 

Committee

  

Member

Audit Committee    Ingoo Han, Yoshihide Nakamura, William Y. Kim
Remuneration Committee    Simon (Shin Ik) Kang, Paul Verhagen, Dongwoo Chun, Bruce I. Berkoff
Outside Director Nomination and Corporate Governance Committee   

Simon (Shin Ik) Kang, Paul Verhagen, Dongwoo Chun,

William Y. Kim

C. Director & Officer Liability Insurance

(1) Overview of Director & Officer Liability Insurance (as of September 30, 2008)


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          (Unit: USD)

Name of insurance

   Premium paid in 2008    Limit of liability    Remarks

Directors & Officers Liability Insurance

   1,984,000    100,000,000    —  

 

* In July 2008, we renewed our director & officer liability insurance with coverage until July 2009.

(2) The approval procedure for the Director & Officer Liability Insurance

 

   

Our Representative Director approved the limit for liability, coverage and premiums.

(3) The insured

 

  1. LG Display and its subsidiaries and their respective Directors and Officers

 

  2. Duly elected or appointed Directors or Officers, past and new Directors and Officers during the policy period

 

  3. The estates and heirs of deceased Directors or Officers, and the legal representatives of Directors or Officers in the event of their incompetence, insolvency or bankruptcy (only if the Directors or Officers were employed at the time the acts were committed)

(4) The Covered Risks

 

  1. The liability of a director or an officer for the Loss to shareholders or 3rd parties, arising from any alleged Wrongful Act of a director or officer of the Company in their respective capacities, provided that the director or officer duly discharged his or her fiduciary duties

 

  a. Wrongful Act means any breach of duty, neglect, error, misstatement, misleading statement, omission, or act by the Directors or Officers

 

  b. Loss includes damages, judgments, settlements and Defense Costs

 

  2. Coverage for security holder derivative action & security claims

The Loss arising out of any security holder derivative action is paid in accordance with the ‘Security Holder Derivative Action Inclusion Clause’. Securities Loss, incurred on account of a Securities Claim against the Directors, Officers and/or the Company, is covered (except for exclusions).

(5) Exclusions

1. General Exclusions (any loss related to following items):

 

   

Any illegal gaining of personal profit through, dishonest or criminal act;

 

   

Remuneration payment to the Insureds without the previous approval of the stockholders, which payment was illegal;

 

   

Profits in fact made from the purchase or sale of securities of the Company using non public information in an illegal manner;


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Payment of commissions, gratuities, benefits or any other favor provided to a political group, government official, director, officer, employee or any person having an ownership interest in any customers of the Company or their agent(s), representative(s) or member(s) of their family or any other entity(ies) with which they are affiliated;

 

   

Wrongful Acts alleged in any claim which has been reported under any policy of which this policy is a renewal or replacement;

 

   

Any pending or prior litigation as of the inception date of this policy, or derived from the same facts as alleged in such pending or prior litigation, etc.;

 

   

Wrongful Act which Insured knew or should reasonably have foreseen at the inception date of this policy;

 

   

Pollutants, contamination;

 

   

Nuclear material, radioactive contamination;

 

   

Bodily injury, disease, death or emotional distress of any person, or damage to tangible property, loss of use of property, or injury from oral or written publication of a libel or slander, or material that violates a person’s right of privacy;

 

   

Any alleged Wrongful Act of any Subsidiary of which the insured did not own more than 50% of stock either directly or indirectly through its Subsidiaries.

2. Special Exclusions (any loss related to following items) :

 

   

Punitive Damage

 

   

Nuclear Energy Liability

 

   

Mutual claim between Insureds

 

   

Claim of a large shareholder (one holding 15% or more of the outstanding shares)

 

   

Claim by a government entity

 

   

Professional Service liability

 

   

Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or a similar law

 

   

ERISA(Employee Retirement Income Security Act)

 

   

The so called ‘Year 2000 Problem’

 

   

War & Terrorism

 

   

Asbestos/Mould liability

 

   

Patent / Copyright liability, etc.


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D. Employees

 

(as of September 30, 2008)    (Unit: person, in millions of Won)

Sex

   Details of Employees*    Total Salary in
2008 (Q1~Q3)**
   Per Capita
Salary
   Average
Service Year
   Office
Worker
   Line
Worker
   Others    Total         

Male

   5,662    7,101    —      12,763    439,585    40.7    4.8

Female

   520    4,772    —      5,292    136,400    27.5    3.2

Total

   6,182    11,873    —      18,055    575,985    36.6    4.3

 

* Directors and executive officers have been excluded.
** Welfare benefit and retirement expense have been excluded.
** Based on cash payment

E. Stock option

The following table sets forth certain information regarding our stock options as of September 30, 2008.

(Unit: Won, Stock)            

Executive

Officers (including
Former Officers)

  

Grant Date

  

Exercise Period

   Exercise Price    Number of
Granted
Options
   Number of
Exercised
Options
   Number of
Exercisable
Options*
     

From

  

To

           

Ron H.Wirahadiraksa

   April 7, 2005    April 8, 2008    April 7, 2012    KRW 44,050    100,000    0    50,000

Duke M. Koo

   April 7, 2005    April 8, 2008    April 7, 2012    KRW 44,050    40,000    0    20,000

Sang Deog Yeo

   April 7, 2005    April 8, 2008    April 7, 2012    KRW 44,050    40,000    0    20,000

Jae Geol Ju

   April 7, 2005    April 8, 2008    April 7, 2012    KRW 44,050    40,000    0    20,000

Total

               220,000       110,000

 

* When the increase rate of the Company’s share price is the same or less than the increase rate of the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (“KOSPI”) over the three-year period following the grant date, only 50% of the initially granted shares are exercisable. Since the increase rate of the Company’s share price was lower than the increase rate of KOSPI during the period from April 7, 2005 to April 7, 2008, only 50% of the 220,000 initially granted shares are exercisable.

7. Financial Information

A. Financial highlights (Based on Non-consolidated, Korean GAAP)

(Unit: In millions of Won)            

Description

   2008 Q3    2007    2006     2005     2004

Current Assets

   8,165,339    5,644,253    2,731,656     3,196,934     2,638,616

Quick Assets

   7,007,319    4,963,657    1,996,280     2,725,169     2,170,617

Inventories

   1,158,020    680,596    735,376     471,765     467,999

Non-current Assets

   8,708,034    7,750,182    10,084,191     9,798,981     6,960,077

Investments

   914,700    489,114    361,558     213,984     168,055

Tangible Assets

   7,358,636    6,830,600    8,860,076     8,988,459     6,366,651

Intangible Assets

   174,865    111,530    114,182     149,894     183,471

Other Non-current Asset

   259,833    318,938    748,375     446,644     241,900

Total Assets

   16,873,373    13,394,435    12,815,847     12,995,915     9,598,693

Current Liabilities

   4,168,122    2,245,410    2,694,389     2,594,282     1,900,765

Non-current Liabilities

   2,809,393    2,859,652    3,231,782     2,726,036     1,925,286

Total Liabilities

   6,977,515    5,105,062    5,926,171     5,320,318     3,826,051

Capital Stock

   1,789,079    1,789,079    1,789,079     1,789,079     1,626,579

Capital Surplus

   2,311,071    2,311,071    2,275,172     2,279,250     1,012,271

Other Accumulated Comprehensive Income (Loss)

   97,097    5,823    (13,948 )   (1,418 )   42,118

Retained Earnings

   5,698,611    4,183,400    2,839,373     3,608,686     3,091,674

Total Shareholder’s Equity

   9,895,858    8,289,373    6,889,676     7,675,597     5,772,642


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Description

   2008
Q1~Q3
   2007    2006     2005    2004

Sales Revenues

   12,142,538    14,163,131    10,200,660     8,890,155    8,079,891

Operating Income (Loss)

   1,969,240    1,491,135    (945,208 )   447,637    1,640,708

Income(Loss) from continuing operation

   1,783,573    1,344,027    (769,313 )   517,012    1,655,445

Net Income (Loss)

   1,783,573    1,344,027    (769,313 )   517,012    1,655,445

B. R&D Expense

(1) Summary

(Unit: In millions of Won)            

Accounting
Treatment
  

Account

   2008 3Q     2007     2006  
   Material Cost    204,452     246,577     291,714  
   Labor Cost    101,792     110,586     87,078  
   Depreciation Expense    15,702     22,516     20,671  
   Others    32,757     34,737     36,649  
   Total R&D Expense    354,703     414,416     436,112  
   Selling & Administrative Expenses    109,494     106,082     82,635  
  

Manufacturing Cost

   245,209     308,334     353,477  

R&D Expense / Sales Ratio

[Total R&D Expense/Sales for the period×100]

   2.9 %   2.9 %   4.3 %


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(2) R&D achievements

[Achievements in 2006]

 

  1) Development of high brightness/color gamut 17-inch wide slim LCD for notebook computer

 

   

Slim model (10tg7t), featuring 500nit, NTSC 72%

 

   

Development of slim and high brightness backlight

 

  2) World’s largest size 100-inch TFT-LCD development

 

   

High quality image without noise or signal distortion, applying low resistance copper bus line

 

   

High dignity picture for full-HD TV

 

  3) 32-inch/42-inch HCFL Scanning Backlight applied LCD TV model development

 

   

Realization of MBR (Motion Blur Reduction) by application of Backlight Scanning technology

 

   

Lamp Quantity Reduction by HCFL (Hot Cathode Fluorescent Lamp) application

 

  4) World’s largest 20.1-inch TFT-LCD for notebook computer development

 

   

S-IPS Mode, sRGB, Realization of DCR 3000:1 by backlight control, brightness 300nit

 

  5) Ultra-slim TFT-LCD development for mobile phones

 

   

Realization of 1.3t by reducing light guide plate & glass thickness

 

  6) The fast response 2.0-inch TFT-LCD development for mobile phones

 

   

Realization of high quality image by new liquid crystal development (25msg16ms)

 

  7) Wide color gamut 30-inch wide TFT-LCD monitor development

 

   

Realization of 92% high color gamut by application of WCG CCFL

 

  8) LGE Chassis integration model (Tornado) development (32-inch/37-inch/42-inch)

 

   

Maximized cost reduction by co-design with LGE & LPL

 

   

Improved product competitiveness by thin & light design

 

  9) 32-inch 120Hz new-mode panel development

 

   

Cost reduction & spec. upgrade by new-mode panel

 

   

MBR (Motion Blur Reduction) by 120Hz driving

 

  10) CI model development (new concept BL)

 

   

Cost reduction and productivity improvement by new concept backlight

[Achievements in 2007]

 

  11) Development of first Poland model

 

   

32-inch HD model

 

  12) Development of socket type backlight model

 

   

42-inch FHD model

 

   

47-inch HD/FHD model

 

  13) Development of new concept backlight model

 

   

Development of 32-inch HD model


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Development of 42/47-inch model

 

  14) Development of interlace image sticking free technology and model

 

   

Improvement of low picture quality caused by TV interlace signals

 

  15) Development of TFT-LCD with ODF (One Drop Filling) for mobile phone application

 

   

Our first ODF model for mobile phone application (1.52 inch)

 

  16) Development of GIP (Gate in Panel) application model 15XGA

 

   

Removed gate drive IC: 3ea g 0ea

 

   

Reduction in net material costs and shortening of assembly process

 

  17) 24-inch TN (92%) monitor model development

 

   

The world’s first large-size panel TN application

 

   

Realization of 92% high color gamut on the world’s largest TN panel

 

  18) 15.4-inch LED backlight applied model development

 

   

The world’s first 15.4-inch wide LED-applied display panel for notebook computers

 

   

The world’s largest LED-applied panel for notebook computers

 

  19) Development of FHD 120Hz display panel

 

   

37- to 47-inch FHD model

 

  20) Development of backlight localization model

 

   

32-inch HD model

 

  21) Development of enhanced Dynamic Contrast Ratio technology

 

   

32-inch HD model

 

   

Enhanced from 5000:1 to 10000:1

 

  22) Development of technology that improves panel transmittance

 

   

Expected to be applied to new models

 

  23) Development of THM (through-hole mounting) technology and model

 

   

37- to 47-inch model

 

   

Providing more mounting options to users

 

  24) Development of the world’s first DRD (Double Rate Driving) technology-applied model

 

   

Source Drive IC reduction: 6ea g 3ea

 

   

Reduction in net material costs and shortening of assembly process

 

  25) COG (Chip On Panel) applied model development

 

   

Development of thin and light LCD panels made possible by flat type structure

 

  26) 26-inch/30-inch IPS 102% monitor model development

 

   

Development of 26-inch/30-inch IPS model that can realize 102% wide color gamut

 

  27) 2.4-inch narrow bezel for Mobile Display

 

   

The borders on the left and right sides of this 2.4-inch qVGA-resolution (240RGB×320) LCD panel measure just 1mm each. This is approximately 50% thinner than most a-Si TFT LCD panels currently produced, which generally have borders measuring closer to 2mm


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  28) Development of 6-inch Electrophoretic Display Product (EDP) to be used in e-books. The first EPD product for LG Display

 

   

The first EDP to be developed and launched for e-books, the 6-inch SVGA-resolution (800RGBX600) EDP will be supplied to SONY

[Achievements in 2008]

 

  29) 42FHD Ultra-Slim LCD TV development

 

   

Development of ultra-slim (19.8mm in thickness) 42-inch TV panel

 

  30) 37FHD COF adoption LCD TV development

 

   

Cost reduction with TCP g COF change: $2.4 (as of March 2008)

 

  31) CCFL Scanning Backlight Technology development

 

   

Achieve 6ms MPRT from 8ms

 

  32) 24WUXGA monitor model development applying RGB LED backlight

 

   

High color gamut (NTSC > 105%), color depth (10 bit)

 

  33) 13.3-inch notebook computer model development applying LED backlight

 

   

Thin & Light model development applying LED backlight and COG technology (3.5mm in thickness, 275g in weight)

 

  34) IPS GIP technology development

 

   

Developed LCD industry’s first WUXGA GIP technology in wide view mode area (IPS, VA)

 

   

Comparative advantage in cost & transmittance over VA

 

  35) 17.1-inch notebook computer model development applying RGB LED backlight

 

   

High color gamut (100%) notebook computer model development applied RGB LED backlight

 

  36) Free Form LCD development (Elliptical, Circle)

 

   

Development of the world’s largest 6-inch elliptical and 1.4-inch circular-shaped LCD panels

 

   

Developing non-traditional shaped displays by applying (i) error-free, cutting-edge techniques to overcome technical limitations in making curved LCD panels, (ii) accumulated panel design knowledge and (iii) unique screen information processing algorithm

 

   

Potential applications of the elliptical-shaped LCD panels include digital photo frame, as well as instrument panels for automobiles and home electronics. The circular LCD panel is expected to make a huge impact in the design of small digital devices like mobile phones, watches and gaming devices.

 

  37) 42HD power consumption saving technology development

 

   

Power consumption reduction using lamp mura coverage technology which reduces the number of lamps used for B/L from 18pcs(160W) to 9pcs(80W) in case of 42-inch HD LCD panels.


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  38) New liquid crystal development

 

   

CR: Up 5% compared with the MP level.

 

   

Material cost is same to the MP material.

 

  39) New AG Polarizer development:

 

   

New Polarizer which has a low CR drop ratio under bright room condition

 

   

CR drop ratio under 1,500lux compared with dark room condition : 82% g 67%

 

  40) PSM (Potential Sharing Method) technology development

(Improves the Yogore mura characteristics by applying a different electric circuit driving method)

 

   

The time for Yogore mura occurrence delayed by more than 50%

: Black line 1level base, 552Hrs, 720Hrs g 1,392Hrs, 2,064Hrsh

 

  41) LED backlight 47FHD TV model in development

 

   

Development of next generation light source which enables realization of ultra slim LCD panels

 

  42) 24WUXGA monitor model development applying RGB LED backlight

 

   

Our first green & slim monitor model development applying white LED backlight (thickness 18.3mm)

 

   

Our first display port interface type monitor

 

  43) Line up of aspect ratio 16:9 wide models (185W, 23W, 27W)

 

   

16:9 models provide for better productivity and larger contents area than existing 16:10 models

 

   

Supports HD or FHD that are compatible with TV applications

 

   

Development of our first 27W size model

 

  44) Power consumption saving monitor model development

 

   

Reduces power consumption by 40% by decreasing the number of B/L lamps from 4pcs to 2pcs (17SXGA, 19SXGA, 185WXGA, 19WXGA+. 22WSXGA+)

 

  45) Notebook model development applying VIC (Viewing Image Control) technology

 

   

Unlike existing models which use external polarizer attachments to adjust viewing angles, the VIC technology allows for the adjustment to be controlled by the LCD panel itself. (Wide viewing angle n Narrow viewing angle)

 

  46) Notebook model development applying 0.3t glass

 

   

Thin & Light model development applying 0.3t glass

 

  47) 8.9-inch small size Notebook (Netbook) Model development.

 

   

Development of minimum size notebook model for improved portability.

 

  48) New aspect ratio 16:9 Notebook Model development

 

   

Existing aspect ratios: 16:10, 4:3

 

   

New aspect ratio 16:9, 15.6-inch Notebook Model development

 

  49) Development of highest resolution for Mobile application that uses the a-Si method.

 

   

Development of the world’s first 3-inch WVGA LCD panels (300ppi)

 

  50) 42FHD Super Narrow Bezel LCD TV Development

 

   

Development of Narrow Bezel (10.0mm in metal bezel) 42-inch TV panel

 


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  51) 47FHD Slim Depth & Narrow Bezel LCD TV Development

 

   

Development of Slim (20.8mm in thickness) & Narrow Bezel (14.0mm in metal bezel) 47-inch TV panel

 

  52) Display Port development

 

   

Securing the next generation Interface technology that will replace the current LVDS interface: Decreases the number of connector pins from 91pin (51+41) to 30pin and improves EMI characteristics

 

  53) LCM Rotation Circuit development

 

   

Increases the design flexibility of TV Set Customers by using a 180° screen rotation function

C. Domestic Credit Rating

 

Subject

  

Month of rating

  

Credit

rating

  

Rating agency

(Rating range)

Corporate Debenture    March 2005    AA-   
   June 2005    AA-   
   June 2006    AA-    National Information & Credit Evaluation, Inc.
   December 2006    A+    (AAA ~ D)
   June 2007    A+   
  

September 2008

  

A+

  

 

   March 2005    AA-   
   June 2005    AA-   
   June 2006    AA-    Korea Investors Service, Inc.
   January 2007    A+    (AAA ~ D)
   June 2007    A+   
  

September 2008

  

A+

  

 

   June 2005    A1   
   January 2006    A1   
   June 2006    A1   

National Information & Credit Evaluation, Inc.

(A1 ~ D)

   December 2006    A1   
   June 2007    A1   
   December 2007    A1   

Commercial

  

September 2008

  

A1

  

 

Paper    June 2006    A1    Korea Investors Service, Inc.
   January 2007    A1    (A1 ~ D)
   June 2007    A1   
   December 2007    A1   
   September 2008    A1   


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D. Remuneration for directors in 2008 (Q1~Q3)

 

(Unit: In millions of Won)

Classification

  

Salary
paid

   Approved salary at
shareholders meeting
  

Per capita
average

salary paid

  

Remarks

Inside Directors

(4 persons)

   1,847    13,400    462    Includes KRW 827 million of the performance-based bonus which was paid in the first quarter of 2008.

 

Outside Directors

(5 persons)

  

 

235

     

 

47

  

 

 

* Period: January 1, 2008 ~ September 30, 2008
* Salary paid is calculated on the basis of actually paid salary except accrued salary and severance benefits

E. Derivative contracts

(1) Foreign currency forward contracts

 

(Unit: In millions, except contract foreign exchange rate)

Contracting party

  

Selling
position

  

Buying

position

  

Contract foreign

exchange rate

  

Maturity date

  

Purpose

ABN AMRO
Bank and
others
   US$ 200    KRW 207,946   

KRW 1,017.5:US$1 ~

KRW 1,051.9:US$1

  

October 2, 2008 ~

November 28, 2008

   Hedge of fair
value
ABN AMRO
Bank and
others
   US$ 555    KRW 574,866   

KRW 958.4:US$1 ~

KRW 1,086.7:US$1

  

October 1, 2008 ~

January 28, 2009

   Hedge of cash
flow


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(2) Cross Currency Interest Rate Swap

 

Contracting party

  

Contract amount

(In millions)

  

Contract interest

rate

  

Maturity date

  

Purpose

Kookmin
Bank
and others
   Buying position    US$ 150   

3M LIBOR ~

3M LIBOR +0.53%

  

August 29, 2011

~January 31, 2012

   Hedge of fair
value and cash
flow
   Selling position    KRW 143,269    4.54% ~ 5.35%   

August 29, 2011

~January 31, 2012

   Hedge of fair
value and cash
flow

(3) Interest Rate Swap

 

Contracting party

  

Contract

amount

(In millions)

  

Contract interest rate

  

Maturity date

  

Purpose

Standard
Chartered
First Bank
Korea
   US$ 150    Floating Rate Receipt    6 Month Libor   

May 21, 2009 ~

May 24, 2010

   Hedge of cash
flow
      Fixed Rate Payment    5.375% ~ 5.644%      

F. Status of equity investment

- Status of equity investment as of September 30, 2008:

 

Company

   Total issued and
outstanding shares
   Number of shares
owned by us
   Ownership
ratio
 

LG Display America, Inc.

   5,000,000    5,000,000    100 %

LG Display Japan Co., Ltd.

   1,900    1,900    100 %

LG Display Germany GmbH

   960,000    960,000    100 %

LG Display Taiwan Co., Ltd.

   11,550,000    11,550,000    100 %

LG Display Nanjing Co., Ltd.

   *    *    100 %

LG Display Hong Kong Co., Ltd.

   115,000    115,000    100 %

LG Display Shanghai Co., Ltd.

   *    *    100 %

LG Display Poland Sp. zo.o.

   5,110,710    4,103,277    80 %

LG Display Guangzhou Co., Ltd.

   *    *    86 %

LG Display Shenzhen Co., Ltd.

   *    *    100 %

Paju Electric Glass Co., Ltd.

   3,600,000    1,440,000    40 %

TLI Co., Ltd.

   7,760,575    1,008,875    13 %

AVACO Co., Ltd.

   10,237,204    2,037,204    20 %

Guangzhou Vision Display Technology Research and Development Limited

   *    *    50 %

NEW OPTICS., Ltd

   18,675,000    6,850,000    37 %

 

* No shares have been issued in accordance with the local laws and regulations.


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8. Subsequent Event

In August 2008, the Company and Taiwan’s AmTRAN entered into an agreement to set up a joint venture company in China to produce LCD modules and TV sets, and, in October 2008, established Suzhou Raken Technology Ltd. The Company agreed to invest a total of USD10.41 million for a 51% equity interest in the joint venture, and, as of the date of this report, the Company has invested a total of USD9.91 million in the joint venture. The joint venture’s board of directors consists of 4 directors with each party entitled to nominate 2 directors.


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LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.

(Formerly, LG.Philips LCD Co., Ltd.)

Interim Non-Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

September 30, 2008

(With Independent Accountants’ Review Report Thereon)


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LG DISPLAY CO., LTD. (formerly, LG.Philips LCD Co., Ltd.)

Notes to Interim Non-Consolidated Financial Statements

September 30, 2008

(Unaudited)

Independent Accountants’ Review Report

Based on a report originally issued in Korean

To the Stockholders and Board of Directors

LG Display Co., Ltd.:

We have reviewed the accompanying interim non-consolidated balance sheet of LG Display Co., Ltd. (formerly, LG.Philips LCD Co., Ltd.) (the “Company”) as of September 30, 2008, and the related interim non-consolidated statements of income for each of the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2008, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2008. These interim non-consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to issue a report on these interim financial statements based on our review. The accompanying interim non-consolidated statements of income for each of the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2007, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2007, presented for comparative purposes, were reviewed by Samil PricewaterhouseCoopers, whose report thereon dated October 26, 2007, stated that nothing had come to their attention that caused them to believe that these interim non-consolidated financial statements reviewed by them were not presented fairly, in all material respects, in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the Republic of Korea.

We conducted our review in accordance with the Review Standards for Semiannual Financial Statements established by the Securities and Futures Commission of the Republic of Korea. These Standards require that we plan and perform the review to obtain moderate assurance as to whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. A review consists principally of inquiries of company personnel and analytical procedures applied to financial data and, thus provides less assurance than an audit. We have not performed an audit and, accordingly, we do not express an audit opinion.

Based on our review, nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the interim non-consolidated financial statements referred to above are not presented fairly, in all material respects, in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the Republic of Korea.

The non-consolidated balance sheet of the Company as of December 31, 2007 and the related non-consolidated statements of income, appropriation of retained earnings, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the year then ended were audited by Samil PricewaterhouseCoopers and their report thereon, dated February 15, 2008, expressed an unqualified opinion. The accompanying non-consolidated balance sheet of the Company as of December 31, 2007, presented for comparative purposes, is not different from the above-stated non-consolidated balance sheet in all material respects.

As discussed in Note 2 (b) to the interim non-consolidated financial statements, accounting principles and review standards and their application in practice vary among countries. The accompanying interim non-consolidated financial statements are not intended to present the financial position, results of operations, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows in accordance with accounting principles and practices generally accepted in countries other than the Republic of Korea. In addition, the procedures and practices utilized in the Republic of Korea to review such interim non-consolidated financial statements may differ from those generally accepted and applied in other countries. Accordingly, this report and the accompanying interim non-consolidated financial statements are for use by those knowledgeable about Korean accounting procedures and review standards and their application in practice.

 

/s/ KPMG Samjong Accounting Corp.
Seoul, Korea
October 17, 2008


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LG DISPLAY CO., LTD. (formerly, LG.Philips LCD Co., Ltd.)

Notes to Interim Non-Consolidated Financial Statements

September 30, 2008

(Unaudited)

 

This report is effective as of October 17, 2008, the review report date. Certain subsequent events or circumstances, which may occur between the review report date and the time of reading this report, could have a material impact on the accompanying interim non-consolidated financial statements and notes thereto. Accordingly, the readers of the review report should understand that there is a possibility that the above review report may have to be revised to reflect the impact of such subsequent events or circumstances, if any.


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LG DISPLAY CO., LTD. (formerly, LG.Philips LCD Co., Ltd.)

Interim Non-Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Unaudited)

As at September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007

 

In millions of Won, except share data    Note    2008    2007

Assets

        

Cash and cash equivalents

      (Won) 717,544    1,109,749

Short-term financial instruments

        3,000,000    785,000

Available-for-sale securities

   3      74    63

Trade accounts and notes receivable, net

   4, 18      2,588,418    2,462,946

Other accounts receivable, net

   4      29,807    121,687

Accrued income, net

   4      85,047    14,044

Advance payments, net

   4      375    2,743

Prepaid expenses

        47,275    33,475

Prepaid value added tax

        186,996    94,564

Deferred income tax assets, net

   13      346,653    330,277

Inventories, net

   5      1,158,020    680,596

Other current assets

        5,130    9,109
              

Total current assets

        8,165,339    5,644,253

Long-term financial instruments

        13    13

Available-for-sale securities

   3      124,410    —  

Equity-method investments

   6      778,400    489,101

Long-term loans

   18      11,877    —  

Property, plant, and equipment, net

   7      7,358,636    6,830,600

Intangible assets, net

        174,865    111,530

Long-term other receivables, net

   4      182    364

Long-term prepaid expenses

        154,796    155,584

Deferred income tax assets, net

   13      28,267    134,055

Non-current guarantee deposits

        41,700    28,935

Other non-current assets

        34,888    —  
              

Total non-current assets

        8,708,034    7,750,182
              

Total assets

      (Won) 16,873,373    13,394,435
              

See accompanying notes to interim non-consolidated financial statements.


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LG DISPLAY CO., LTD. (formerly, LG.Philips LCD Co., Ltd.)

Interim Non-Consolidated Balance Sheets (continued)

(Unaudited)

As at September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007

 

In millions of Won, except share data    Note    2008    2007

Liabilities

        

Trade accounts payable and notes payable

   18    (Won) 1,227,320    980,566

Other accounts payable

        1,669,988    554,920

Advances received

        15,855    12,360

Withholdings

        7,603    6,726

Accrued expenses

        210,659    172,270

Income tax payable

        332,742    72,342

Warranty reserve

        50,763    49,295

Current portion of long-term debt and debentures, net of discounts

   8, 9      535,167    350,281

Other current liabilities

        118,025    46,650
              

Total current liabilities

        4,168,122    2,245,410

Debentures, net of current portion and discounts on debentures

   8      1,711,726    1,998,147

Long-term debt, net of current portion

   9      972,265    807,510

Long-term accrued expenses

   10      —      560

Accrued severance benefits, net

        99,754    53,435

Other non-current liabilities

        25,648    —  
              

Total non-current liabilities

        2,809,393    2,859,652
              

Total liabilities

        6,977,515    5,105,062
              

Stockholders’ equity

        

Common stock, (Won)5,000 par value. Authorized 500,000,000 shares: issued and outstanding 357,815,700 shares in 2008 and 2007

        1,789,079    1,789,079

Capital surplus

        2,311,071    2,311,071

Accumulated other comprehensive income

        97,097    5,823

Retained earnings

        5,698,611    4,183,400
              

Total stockholders’ equity

        9,895,858    8,289,373
              

Commitments and contingencies

   11      

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

      (Won) 16,873,373    13,394,435
              

See accompanying notes to interim non-consolidated financial statements.


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LG DISPLAY CO., LTD. (formerly, LG.Philips LCD Co., Ltd.)

Interim Non-Consolidated Statements of Income

(Unaudited)

For the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2008 and 2007

 

In millions of Won, except earnings per share    Note    For the three-month periods
ended September 30
   For the nine-month periods
ended September 30
 
          2008    2007    2008    2007  

Sales

   18, 19    (Won) 3,891,384    3,975,052    (Won) 12,142,538    9,848,638  

Cost of sales

   15, 18      3,521,587    3,098,239      9,654,758    8,811,794  
                            

Gross profit

        369,797    876,813      2,487,780    1,036,844  

Selling and administrative expenses

   16, 18      180,056    167,968      518,540    426,612  
                            

Operating income

        189,741    708,845      1,969,240    610,232  
                            

Interest income

        60,676    14,621      151,362    33,499  

Rental income

        785    894      2,469    2,945  

Foreign exchange gains

        908,522    47,178      1,648,903    91,332  

Gain on foreign currency translation

        203,472    61,354      274,166    68,614  

Equity income on investments

        57,163    3,532      107,005    31,811  

Gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment

        1,540    1,978      3,267    3,842  

Gain on disposal of intangible assets

        1,633    —        1,633    —    

Commission earned

        5,126    1,851      14,141    19,647  

Reversal of bad debt

        5,992    —        5,992    —    

Gains on redemption of debentures

   8      964    —        1,152    —    

Other income

   18      876    3,214      9,946    7,196  
                            

Non-operating income

        1,246,749    134,622      2,220,036    258,886  
                            

Interest expense

        27,669    49,601      89,669    143,540  

Foreign exchange losses

        892,347    45,082      1,545,002    91,753  

Loss on foreign currency translation

        203,261    38,125      344,946    38,125  

Donations

        236    97      1,220    214  

Loss on disposal of trade accounts and notes receivable

   4      4,496    279      13,210    2,084  

Equity losses on investments

        4,709    23,174      21,667    35,407  

Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment

        16    —        507    219  

Impairment loss on property, plant and equipment

        —      24,401      83    24,401  

Loss on redemption of debentures

   8      —      284      13    284  

Other expense

        —      3      1    4  
                            

Non-operating expenses

        1,132,734    181,046      2,016,318    336,031  
                            

Income before income taxes

        303,756    662,421      2,172,958    533,087  

Income tax expense (benefit)

   13      12,291    138,190      389,385    (51,032 )
                            

Net income

      (Won) 291,465    524,231    (Won) 1,783,573    584,119  
                            

Earnings per share

   17            

Basic earnings per share

      (Won) 815    1,465    (Won) 4,985    1,632  
                            

Diluted earnings per share

      (Won) 804    1,435    (Won) 4,881    1,626  
                            

See accompanying notes to interim non-consolidated financial statements.


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LG DISPLAY CO., LTD. (formerly, LG.Philips LCD Co., Ltd.)

Interim Non-Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity

(Unaudited)

For the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2008 and 2007

 

In millions of Won    Note    Capital Stock    Capital
Surplus
   Accumulated
other
comprehensive
income (loss)
    Retained
earnings
    Total  

Balances at January 1, 2007

      (Won) 1,789,079    2,275,172    (13,948 )   2,839,373     6,889,676  

Net income

        —      —      —       584,119     584,119  

Change in equity arising from application of equity method

   14      —      —      17,965     —       17,965  

Gain on valuation of cash flow hedges

   12, 14      —      —      (16,616 )   —       (16,616 )

Loss on valuation of cash flow hedges

   12, 14      —      —      7,626     —       7,626  

Change in consideration for conversion rights

        —      35,899    —       —       35,899  
                                 

Balances at September 30, 2007

        1,789,079    2,311,071    (4,973 )   3,423,492     7,518,669  
                                 

Balances at January 1, 2008

        1,789,079    2,311,071    5,823     4,183,400     8,289,373  

Cash dividend

        —      —      —       (268,362 )   (268,362 )

Net income

        —      —      —       1,783,573     1,783,573  

Change in fair value of available-for-sale securities

   3, 14      —      —      20,417     —       20,417  

Change in equity arising from application of equity method

   14      —      —      125,114     —       125,114  

Gain on valuation of cash flow hedges

   12, 14      —      —      (1,498 )   —       (1,498 )

Loss on valuation of cash flow hedges

   12, 14      —      —      (52,759 )   —       (52,759 )
                                 

Balances at September 30, 2008

      (Won) 1,789,079    2,311,071    97,097     5,698,611     9,895,858  
                                 

See accompanying notes to interim non-consolidated financial statements.


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LG DISPLAY CO., LTD. (formerly, LG.Philips LCD Co., Ltd.)

Interim Non-Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

For the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2008 and 2007

 

In millions of Won    Note    2008     2007  

Cash flows from operating activities:

       

Net income

      (Won) 1,783,573     584,119  

Adjustments for:

       

Depreciation

        1,812,665     1,948,904  

Amortization of intangible assets

        37,470     33,782  

Provision for severance benefits

        55,984     50,444  

Provision for warranty reserve

        76,661     48,897  

Loss(gain) on foreign currency translation, net

        70,811     (37,547 )

Equity loss(income) on investments, net

        (85,338 )   3,596  

Gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment, net

        (2,760 )   (3,623 )

Gain on disposal of intangible assets, net

        (1,633 )   —    

Impairment loss on property, plant and equipment

        83     24,401  

Amortization of discount on debentures, net

        23,201     37,349  

Loss(gain) on redemption of debentures, net

        (1,139 )   284  

Reversal of compensation expenses associated with stock option

        (560 )   —    
                 
        1,985,445     2,106,487  

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

       

Decrease (increase) in trade accounts receivable and notes receivable

        91,339     (1,424,337 )

Decrease (increase) in other accounts receivable

        95,818     2,888  

Decrease (increase) in accrued income

        (71,003 )   (4,955 )

Decrease (increase) in advance payments

        2,368     1,635  

Decrease (increase) in prepaid expenses

        8,162     (6,230 )

Decrease (increase) in prepaid value added tax

        (91,861 )   (19,305 )

Decrease (increase) in current deferred income tax assets

        4,204     (118,280 )

Decrease (increase) in other current assets

        1,914     10,128  

Decrease (increase) in inventories

        (477,424 )   (4,137 )

Decrease (increase) in long-term other receivable

        182     (365 )

Decrease (increase) in long-term prepaid expenses

        (21,174 )   (46,475 )

Decrease (increase) in non-current deferred income tax assets

        42,074     67,249  

Decrease (increase) in other non-current assets

        2,539     —    

Increase (decrease) in trade accounts and notes payable

        183,734     203,354  

Increase (decrease) in other accounts payable

        254,225     (23,631 )

Increase (decrease) in advances received

        3,495     4,235  

Increase (decrease) in withholdings

        877     (5,406 )

Increase (decrease) in accrued expenses

        38,388     104,061  

Increase (decrease) in income tax payable

        260,400     —    

Increase (decrease) in warranty reserve

        (54,837 )   (34,443 )

Increase (decrease) in other current liabilities

        (24,724 )   (5,885 )

Accrued severance benefits transferred from affiliated company, net

        3,331     2,021  

Payment of severance benefits

        (16,104 )   (41,555 )

Decrease (increase) in severance insurance deposits

        3,077     8,758  

Decrease (increase) in contribution to the National Pension Fund

        31     85  
                 
        239,031     (1,330,590 )
                 

Net cash provided by operating activities

      (Won) 4,008,049     1,360,016  
                 

See accompanying notes to interim non-consolidated financial statements.


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LG DISPLAY CO., LTD. (formerly, LG.Philips LCD Co., Ltd.)

Interim Non-Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (continued)

(Unaudited)

For the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2008 and 2007

 

In millions of Won    Note    2008     2007  

Cash flows from investing activities:

       

Proceeds from disposal of short-term financial instruments

      (Won) 955,000     —    

Acquisition of short-term financial instruments

        (3,170,000 )   —    

Acquisition of available-for-sale securities

        (96,260 )   —    

Cash dividends received

        10,725     1,440  

Acquisition of equity method securities

        (33,602 )   (102,699 )

Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment

        9,868     31,331  

Proceeds from disposal of intangible assets

        3,196     —    

Acquisition of property, plant and equipment

        (1,527,678 )   (1,104,053 )

Acquisition of intangible assets

        (100,949 )   (7,694 )

Refund of non-current guarantee deposits

        31     426  

Long-term loans granted

        (10,474 )   —    

Payment of non-current guarantee deposits

        (12,797 )   (11,783 )

Receipt of government subsidy

        361     —    
                 

Net cash used in investing activities

        (3,972,579 )   (1,193,032 )
                 

Cash flows from financing activities:

       

Proceeds from debentures

        —       508,997  

Redemption of debentures

        (78,308 )   —    

Proceeds from long-term debt

        —       274,420  

Repayment of current portion of long-term debt

        (81,005 )   (237,736 )

Payment of cash dividend

        (268,362 )   —    
                 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

        (427,675 )   545,681  
                 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

        (392,205 )   712,665  

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

        1,109,749     788,066  
                 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

      (Won) 717,544     1,500,731  
                 

See accompanying notes to interim non-consolidated financial statements.


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LG DISPLAY CO., LTD. (formerly, LG.Philips LCD Co., Ltd.)

Notes to Interim Non-Consolidated Financial Statements

September 30, 2008

(Unaudited)

 

1 Organization and Description of Business

LG Display Co., Ltd. (formerly, LG.Philips LCD Co., Ltd.) (the “Company”) was incorporated in 1985 under its original name of LG Soft, Ltd. as a wholly owned subsidiary of LG Electronics Inc. In 1998, LG Electronics Inc. and LG Semicon transferred their respective Thin Film Transistor Liquid Crystal Display (“TFT-LCD”) related business to the Company and its main business is to manufacture and sell TFT-LCD panels. In July 1999, LG Electronics Inc., and Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (“Philips”) entered into a joint venture agreement. Pursuant to the agreement, the Company changed its name to LG.Philips LCD Co., Ltd. However, on February 29, 2008, the Company changed its name from LG.Philips LCD Co., Ltd. to LG Display Co., Ltd. based upon the approval of shareholders at the general shareholders’ meeting on the same date as a result of the decrease in Philips’ share interest in the Company and the possibility of its business expansion to Organic Light Emitting Diode (“OLED”) and Flexible Display products. As of September 30, 2008, the majority of shares in the Company are owned by LG Electronics Inc. and Philips, 37.9% (135,625 thousand shares) and 13.2% (47,225 thousand shares), respectively.

As of September 30, 2008, the Company has LCD Research & Development Center and TFT-LCD manufacturing plants in Paju and TFT-LCD manufacturing plants and OLED manufacturing plant in Gumi. The Company has overseas subsidiaries located in the United States of America, Europe and Asia.

 

2 Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Basis of Presenting Financial Statements

 

  (a) Significant Accounting Policies

The significant accounting policies followed by the Company in the preparation of its interim non-consolidated financial statements are same as those followed by the Company in its preparation of annual non-consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2007 except for the application of the Statements of Korea Accounting Standard No. 2, Interim Financial Reporting.

 

  (b) Basis of Presenting Financial Statements

The Company maintains its accounting records in Korean Won and prepares statutory financial statements in the Korean language (Hangul) in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in the Republic of Korea. Certain accounting principles applied by the Company that conform with financial accounting standards and accounting principles in the Republic of Korea may not conform with generally accepted accounting principles in other countries. Accordingly, these interim non-consolidated financial statements are intended for use only by those who are informed about Korean accounting principles and practices. The accompanying interim non-consolidated financial statements have been translated into English from the Korean language interim non-consolidated financial statements.


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LG DISPLAY CO., LTD. (formerly, LG.Philips LCD Co., Ltd.)

Notes to Interim Non-Consolidated Financial Statements

September 30, 2008

(Unaudited)

 

3 Available-For-Sale Securities

Available-for-sale securities as of September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007 are as follows:

 

In millions of Won    2008
          Unrealized gains (losses)     
     Acquisition
cost
   Beginning
balance
   Changes in
unrealized
gains and
losses, net
   Realized
gains on
disposition
   Net
balance
at end of
period
   Book
value
(fair value)

Current asset

                 

Debt securities

                 

Government bonds

   (Won) 74    —      —      —      —      74

Non-current asset

                 

Equity securities

                 

HannStar Display Corporation(*)

   (Won) 96,249    —      28,161    —      28,161    124,410

 

(*) In February 2008, the Company purchased 180 million shares of non-voting mandatorily redeemable convertible preferred stock. The preferred stocks are convertible into common stocks of HannStar Display Corporation at a ratio of 1:1 at the option of the Company from issue date (February 28, 2008) to maturity (February 28, 2011).

The Company has a put option for total or partial cash redemption of convertible preferred stocks during the period between 18 months from issuance to 91 days prior to maturity and the issuer has a call option to repay, in cash, total preferred stocks during the period between 2 years from issuance to 90 days prior to maturity.

The abovementioned convertible preferred stocks have been privately issued under the Taiwanese Law, which restricts the sale of the preferred stocks (up to 3 years) and the stocks acquired through conversion are not to be traded in the Taiwanese stock exchange until the original maturity of the preferred stocks.

 

In millions of Won    2007
          Unrealized gains (losses)     
     Acquisition
cost
   Beginning
balance
   Changes in
unrealized
gains and
losses, net
   Realized
gains on
disposition
   Net
balance
at end of
period
   Book
value
(fair value)

Current asset

                 

Debt securities

                 

Government bonds

   (Won) 63    —      —      —      —      63


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Notes to Interim Non-Consolidated Financial Statements

September 30, 2008

(Unaudited)

 

4 Receivables

The Company’s receivables, including trade accounts and notes receivable as of September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007 are as follows:

 

In millions of Won    2008
     Gross amount    Allowance for
doubtful
accounts
   Book value

Trade accounts and notes receivable

     (Won)2,588,727    309    2,588,418

Other accounts receivable

     30,008    201    29,807

Accrued income

     85,082    35    85,047

Advance payments

     379    4    375

Long-term other receivable

     184    2    182

 

In millions of Won    2007
     Gross amount    Allowance for
doubtful
accounts
   Book value

Trade accounts and notes receivable

   (Won) 2,468,085    5,139    2,462,946

Other accounts receivable

     122,917    1,230    121,687

Accrued income

     14,186    142    14,044

Advance payments

     2,771    28    2,743

Long-term other receivable

     368    4    364

Certain trade accounts and notes receivable arising from export sales were sold to financial institutions of which (Won)662,745 million is current and outstanding as of September 30, 2008. For the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, the Company recognized (Won)13,210 million and (Won)2,084 million, respectively, as loss on disposition of trade accounts and notes receivable.

 

5 Inventories

Inventories as of September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007 are as follows:

 

In millions of Won    2008
     Gross amount    Valuation loss    Book value

Finished goods

   (Won) 505,178    23,442    481,736

Work-in-process

     475,152    19,927    455,225

Raw materials

     167,469    4,449    163,020

Supplies

     81,467    23,428    58,039
                
   (Won) 1,229,266    71,246    1,158,020
                


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LG DISPLAY CO., LTD. (formerly, LG.Philips LCD Co., Ltd.)

Notes to Interim Non-Consolidated Financial Statements

September 30, 2008

(Unaudited)

 

5 Inventories, Continued

 

In millions of Won    2007
     Gross amount    Valuation loss    Book value

Finished goods

   (Won) 315,363    4,388    310,975

Work-in-process

     216,258    7,590    208,668

Raw materials

     110,652    2,604    108,048

Supplies

     78,936    26,031    52,905
                
   (Won) 721,209    40,613    680,596
                

 

6 Investment in Equity Securities

In May and June 2008, the Company acquired 1,008,875 common shares (13.0%) and 2,037,204 common shares (19.9%) of TLI Inc. and AVACO Co., Ltd. at (Won)14,074 million and (Won)6,173 million, respectively. Although the Company’s share interest in these investees are below 20%, the Company is able to exercise significant influence through its right to assign a director in the board of directors of the investees and, accordingly, the investment in these investees have been accounted for using the equity method.

In addition, the Company entered into a joint venture agreement with Skyworth-RGB Electronics Co., Limited (“Skyworth”) to strengthen its strategic alliance with Skyworth and for development of products to enhance competitiveness in the Chinese market and, accordingly, Guangzhou New Vision Technology Research and Development Limited was set up for research and development on design of LCD modules and LCD TVs. Each party acquired a 50% equity interest in the joint venture and, in July 2008, the Company invested (Won)3,655 million.

In July 2008, the Company acquired 6,850,000 common shares (36.68%) of NEW OPTICS Ltd. at (Won)9,700 million. The Company’s share interest in the investee exceeds 30%, however, the Company is not the shareholder with the majority ownership and accordingly, investment in this investee has been accounted for using the equity method.


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LG DISPLAY CO., LTD. (formerly, LG.Philips LCD Co., Ltd.)

Notes to Interim Non-Consolidated Financial Statements

September 30, 2008

(Unaudited)

 

7 Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment as of September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007 are as follows:

In millions of Won

 

     2008     2007  

Acquisition cost:

    

Land

   (Won) 378,040     314,550  

Buildings

     2,019,002     1,990,142  

Structures

     177,407     171,018  

Machinery and equipment

     14,417,010     14,220,650  

Tools

     99,203     115,943  

Furniture and fixtures

     452,285     436,509  

Vehicles

     17,516     10,291  

Others

     8,758     8,509  

Machinery-in-transit

     638,431     19,043  

Construction-in-progress

     2,054,296     739,579  
              
     20,261,948     18,026,234  

Less accumulated depreciation

     (12,900,510 )   (11,176,588 )

Less accumulated impairment loss

     (7 )   (16,139 )

Less government subsidies

     (2,795 )   (2,907 )
              

Property, plant and equipment, net

   (Won) 7,358,636     6,830,600  
              

The Company capitalizes the interest expense and loss on foreign currency translation incurred on borrowings used to finance the cost of constructing facilities and equipment. Capitalized loss on foreign currency translation and interest expenses for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2008 and the year ended December 31, 2007 amount to (Won)29,702 million and (Won)25,217 million, respectively.


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LG DISPLAY CO., LTD. (formerly, LG.Philips LCD Co., Ltd.)

Notes to Interim Non-Consolidated Financial Statements

September 30, 2008

(Unaudited)

 

8 Debentures

 

  (a) Details of debentures issued by the Company as of September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007 are as follows:

In millions of Won

 

     

Maturity

   Annual
interest rate
  2008     2007  

Local currency debentures

         

Public debentures

  

October 2008 ~

March 2010

   3.50 ~ 5.00%   (Won) 1,100,000     1,180,000  

Private debentures

  

December 2010 ~

June 2011

   5.30 ~ 5.89%     600,000     600,000  

Less discount on debentures

          (4,874 )   (9,526 )

Less current portion of debentures

          (479,283 )   (249,110 )
                   
          1,215,843     1,521,364  
                   

Foreign currency debentures

         

Convertible bond

   April 2012    zero coupon     511,555     511,555  

Less discount on debentures

          (1,882 )   (2,237 )

Less conversion right adjustment

          (99,578 )   (118,323 )

Add redemption premium

          85,788     85,788  
                   
          495,883     476,783  
        (Won) 1,711,726     1,998,147  
                   

Principal of the local currency debentures are to be repaid at maturity and interests are paid quarterly. The Company has redeemed local currency debentures amounting to (Won)80,000 million for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2008. As a result, the Company recognized gain and loss on redemption of debentures (Won)1,152 million and (Won)13 million, respectively.

 

  (b) Details of the convertible bond as of September 30, 2008 are as follows:

 

    

Terms and Conditions

Issue date

   April 18, 2007

Maturity date

   April 18, 2012

Conversion period

   April 19, 2008 ~ April 3, 2012

Conversion price in Won

   (Won)48,760

Issued amount

   USD 550 million

The bond will be repaid at 116.77% of their principal amount at maturity unless the put option of bondholders are exercised in which case the bondholders will be repaid at 109.75% of their principal amount on April 18, 2010.


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LG DISPLAY CO., LTD. (formerly, LG.Philips LCD Co., Ltd.)

Notes to Interim Non-Consolidated Financial Statements

September 30, 2008

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8 Debentures, Continued

 

The Company is entitled to exercise a call option after three years from the date of issue at the amount of the principal and interest, calculated at 3.125% of the annual yield to maturity, from the issue date to the repayment date. The call option can be exercised only when the market price of the common shares on each of 20 trading days in 30 consecutive trading days ending on the trading day immediately prior to the date upon which notice of such redemption is published exceeds at least 130% of the conversion price. In addition, in the event that at least 90% of the initial principal amount of the bonds has been redeemed, converted, or purchased and cancelled, the remaining bonds may also be redeemed, at the Company’s option, at the amount of the principal and interest from the date of issue to the repayment date prior to their maturity.

Based on the terms and conditions of the bond, the conversion price was decreased from (Won)49,070 to (Won)48,760 per share due to payment of cash dividends of (Won)750 per share for the year ended December 31, 2007. The number of common shares to be issued if the outstanding convertible bonds are fully converted is as follows:

In Won and share

 

      September 30, 2008    December 31, 2007

Convertible bond amount (*)

   (Won) 513,480,000,000    513,480,000,000

Conversion price

   (Won) 48,760    49,070

Common shares to be issued

     10,530,762    10,464,234

 

(*) The exchange rate for the conversion is fixed at (Won)933.6 to USD 1.

 

  (c) Aggregate maturities of the Company’s debentures as of September 30, 2008 are as follows:

In millions of Won

 

Period

   Debentures    Convertible
bonds
   Total

October 1, 2008 ~ September 30, 2009

   (Won) 480,000    —      480,000

October 1, 2009 ~ September 30, 2010

     620,000    —      620,000

October 1, 2010 ~ September 30, 2011

     600,000    —      600,000

October 1, 2011 ~ September 30, 2012

     —      597,343    597,343
                
   (Won) 1,700,000    597,343    2,297,343
                

In the above schedule, it was assumed that the convertible bonds will be repaid in full at maturity with redemption premium amounting to (Won)85,788 million.


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LG DISPLAY CO., LTD. (formerly, LG.Philips LCD Co., Ltd.)

Notes to Interim Non-Consolidated Financial Statements

September 30, 2008

(Unaudited)

 

9 Long-Term Debt

 

  (a) Long-term debt as of September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007 is as follows:

In millions of Won and USD except interest rate

 

Lender

   Annual
interest rate
  2008     2007  

Local currency loans

      

The Export-Import Bank of Korea

   5.88 ~ 6.08%   (Won) 9,850     49,117  

Korea Development Bank

   Ref + 0.77%     45,000     60,000  

Shinhan Bank

   3 year Korean
Treasury Bond rate
less 1.25%
    18,982     18,982  

Less current portion of long-term debt

       (39,850 )   (61,767 )
                
     (Won) 33,982     66,332  
                

Foreign currency loans

      

The Export-Import Bank of Korea

   6ML+0.69 ~ 1.20%   (Won) 66,511     58,168  

Korea Development Bank

   3ML+0.66 ~ 1.35%     175,186     159,494  

Kookmin Bank and others

   3ML+0.35 ~ 0.53%     475,080     375,280  
   6ML+0.41%     237,540     187,640  
                

Foreign currency equivalent

       USD 804     USD832  

Less current portion of long-term debt

       (16,034 )   (39,404 )
                
     (Won) 938,283     741,178  
                

 

* Ref represents Korea Development Bank Benchmark Interest Rates.
** ML represents Month LIBOR (London Inter-Bank Offered Rates).

 

  (b) Aggregate maturities of the Company’s long-term debt as of September 30, 2008 are as follows:

In millions of Won

 

Period

   Local
currency loans
   Foreign
currency loans
   Total

October 1, 2008 ~ September 30, 2009

   (Won) 39,850    16,034    55,884

October 1, 2009 ~ September 30, 2010

     17,088    5,938    23,026

October 1, 2010 ~ September 30, 2011

     3,733    605,727    609,460

October 1, 2011 ~ September 30, 2012

     3,796    296,925    300,721

Thereafter

     9,365    29,693    39,058
                
   (Won) 73,832    954,317    1,028,149
                


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LG DISPLAY CO., LTD. (formerly, LG.Philips LCD Co., Ltd.)

Notes to Interim Non-Consolidated Financial Statements

September 30, 2008

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10 Share-Based Payments

 

  (a) The terms and conditions of grants as of September 30, 2008 are as follows:

 

    

Descriptions

Settlement method

   Cash settlement

Type of arrangement

   Stock appreciation rights (granted to senior executives)

Date of grant

   April 7, 2005

Weighted-average exercise price (*1)

   (Won)44,050

Number of rights granted

   450,000

Number of rights forfeited (*2)

   230,000

Number of rights cancelled (*3)

   110,000

Number of rights outstanding

   110,000

Exercise period

   From April 8, 2008 to April 7, 2012

Vesting conditions

   Two years of service from the date of grant

 

(*1) The exercise price at the grant date was (Won)44,260 per stock appreciation right (“SARs”). However, the exercise price was subsequently adjusted to (Won)44,050 due to additional issuance of common shares in 2005.
(*2) SARs were forfeited in connection with senior executives who left the Company before meeting the vesting requirement.
(*3) If the appreciation of the Company’s share price is equal or less than that of the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (“KOSPI”) over the three-year period following the grant date, only 50% of the outstanding SARs are exercisable. As the actual increase rate of the Company’s share price for the three-year period ending April 7, 2008, was less than that of the KOSPI for the same three-year period, only 110,000 shares, 50% of the outstanding SARs as of September 30, 2008 are exercisable.

 

  (b) The changes in the number of SARs outstanding for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2008 and for the year ended December 31, 2007 are as follows:

In share

 

     Stock appreciation rights
     2008    2007

Balance at beginning of period

   220,000    260,000

Forfeited or cancelled

   110,000    40,000

Outstanding at end of period

   110,000    220,000

Exercisable at end of period

   110,000    —  

 

  (c) The Company reversed accumulated stock compensation cost of (Won)560 million for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2008 as the market price of the Company’s common share was less than the exercise price of a SAR.


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LG DISPLAY CO., LTD. (formerly, LG.Philips LCD Co., Ltd.)

Notes to Interim Non-Consolidated Financial Statements

September 30, 2008

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11 Commitments and Contingencies

 

  (a) Commitments

Overdraft agreements and credit facility agreement

As of September 30, 2008, the Company has bank overdraft agreements with Woori Bank and other various banks amounting to (Won)59,000 million in aggregate and has a revolving credit facility agreement with Shinhan Bank and several other banks totaling (Won)100,000 million and USD100 million.

Factoring and securitization of accounts receivable

As of September 30, 2008, the Company has agreements with Korea Exchange Bank and other several banks for U.S. dollar denominated accounts receivable negotiating facilities of up to an aggregate of USD1,646.5 million.

In October 2006, LG Display America, Inc., LG Display Germany GmbH, LG Display Shanghai Co., Ltd., and LG Display Hong Kong Co., Ltd. entered into a five-year accounts receivable selling program with Standard Chartered Bank, selling accounts receivable on a revolving basis, of up to USD600 million. The Company joined this program in April 2007. For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2008, no accounts and notes receivable were sold that are past due.

Letters of credit

The Company has agreements with Korea Exchange Bank and several other banks in relation to the opening of letters of credit amounting to (Won)20,000 million and USD35.5 million.

Payment guarantees

The Company receives payment guarantee from ABN AMRO Bank amounting to USD8.5 million relating to value added tax payments in Poland. As of September 30, 2008, the Company entered into a payment guarantee agreement with a syndicate of banks including Kookmin Bank and Societe Generale in connection with a EUR70 million term loan credit facility of LG Display Poland Sp. zo.o.

License agreements

As of September 30, 2008, in relation to its TFT-LCD business, the Company has technical license agreements with Hitachi, Ltd., and others and has a trademark license agreement with LG Corporation. The trademark license agreement with Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. has expired as of June 30, 2008.


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Notes to Interim Non-Consolidated Financial Statements

September 30, 2008

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11 Commitments and Contingencies, Continued

 

  (b) Contingencies

As of September 30, 2008, the Company is involved in several legal proceedings and claims arising in the ordinary course of business. The Company’s management does not expect that the outcome in these legal proceedings and claims, individually or collectively, will have any material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

Patent infringement lawsuit against Chi Mei Optoelectronics Corp., and others

On December 1, 2006, the Company filed a complaint against Chi Mei Optoelectronics Corp. and AU Optronics Corp. alleging patent infringement related to liquid crystal display and manufacturing process for TFT-LCDs in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware. On March 8, 2007, AU Optronics Corp. countersued the Company in the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin, but the case was transferred to the United States District Court for the District of Delaware due to the Company’s motion to transfer. On May 4, 2007, Chi Mei Optoelectronics Corp. countersued the Company for patent infringement in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, but, on March 31, 2008, the suit was transferred to the United States District Court for the District of Delaware according to the Company’s motion to transfer.

Intervention in Positive Technologies, Inc.’s patent infringement lawsuit

On April 14, 2006, Positive Technologies, Inc. filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas against, among others, several of the Company’s customers, including BenQ America Corp., Hitachi America Ltd., Panasonic Corp. of North America, Philips Electronics North America Corp. and Toshiba America, Inc. for alleged infringement of two of its patents relating to LCD displays. Positive Technologies, Inc. is seeking, among other things, damages for past infringement. On March 7, 2007, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas granted the Company’s intervention in the patent infringement case brought by Positive Technologies, Inc.

Anvik Corporation’s lawsuit for infringement of patent

On February 2, 2007, Anvik Corporation filed a patent infringement case against the Company, along with other LCD manufacturing companies in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, in connection with the usage of photo-masking equipment manufactured by Nikon Corporation.

Investigation on anti-competitive activities by authorities in Korea, Japan and U.S.

The Company is currently under investigation by the fair trade or antitrust authorities in Korea, Japan, U.S. and other markets with respect to possible anti-competitive activities in the LCD industry. As of September 30, 2008, the Company, along with a number of other companies in the LCD industry, has been named as defendants in a number of purported federal class actions in the United States alleging that the defendants violated the antitrust laws in connection with the sale of LCD panels. In February 2007, the Company and certain of its officers and directors have been named as defendants in a federal class action in the United States by the shareholders of the Company alleging violations of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, by the Company and certain of its officers and directors in connection with possible anti-competitive activities in the LCD industry.


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Notes to Interim Non-Consolidated Financial Statements

September 30, 2008

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12 Derivative Instruments

 

  (a) Details of derivative instruments as of September 30, 2008 are as follows:

 

Hedging purpose

  

Derivative instrument

Hedge of fair value    Foreign Currency Forwards
Hedge of cash flows    Foreign Currency Forwards
   Cross Currency Swap
   Interest Rate Swap

 

  (b) Hedge of fair value

The Company enters into foreign currency forward contracts to manage the exposure to changes in currency exchange rates of foreign currency denominated accounts receivable and accounts payable in accordance with its foreign currency risk management policy. Hedge accounting is not applied related to the abovementioned derivatives.

(i) Foreign Currency Forwards

Details of foreign currency forwards outstanding as of September 30, 2008 are as follows:

In millions of Won and thousands of USD, except forward rate and maturity date

 

Bank

  

Maturity date

   Selling    Buying    Forward rate

ABN AMRO Bank and others

  

October 2, 2008 ~

November 28, 2008

   USD 200,000    (Won) 207,946    (Won) 1,017.5 ~

(Won) 1,051.9 : USD1

(ii) Unrealized gains and losses related to the above derivatives as of September 30, 2008 are as follows:

In millions of Won

 

Type

   Unrealized gains    Unrealized losses

Foreign Currency Forwards

   (Won) —      28,619

The unrealized losses are charged to operations as losses on foreign currency translation for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2008.


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Notes to Interim Non-Consolidated Financial Statements

September 30, 2008

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12 Derivative Instruments, Continued

 

  (c) Hedge of cash flows

The Company enters into foreign currency forward contracts to manage the exposure to changes in foreign currency related to purchase of raw materials and sale of products in accordance with its foreign currency risk management policy. In addition, the Company entered into cross currency swap and interest rate swap contracts to manage the exposure to changes in cash flows from changes in foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates related to floating rate notes.

Net unrealized gains and losses, net of related taxes, incurred relating to cash flow hedges from forecasted exports and the purchase of materials, were recorded as accumulated other comprehensive income. Unrealized gains and losses from the contracts that did not meet the requirements for a cash flow hedge were charged to operations as foreign currency translation gains and losses.

(i) Foreign Currency Forwards

Details of foreign currency forwards outstanding as of September 30, 2008 are as follows:

In millions of Won and thousands of USD, except forward rate and maturity date

 

Bank

  

Maturity date

   Selling    Buying    Forward rate

ABN AMRO Bank and others

  

October 1, 2008 ~

January 28, 2009

   USD 555,000    (Won) 574,866    (Won) 958.4 ~

(Won) 1,086.7 : USD1

The net unrealized losses recorded, under accumulated other comprehensive income, are expected to be recognized as realized gains and losses within the next twelve months.

(ii) Cross Currency Swap

In millions of Won and thousands of USD, except forward rate and maturity date

 

Bank

  

Maturity date

   Selling    Buying   

Contract rate

Kookmin Bank and others

   August 29, 2011 ~ January 31, 2012    —      USD 150,000    Receive floating rate   

3M LIBOR ~

3M LIBOR+0.53%

      (Won) 143,269    —      Pay fixed rate    4.54%~5.35%

In relation to the abovementioned cross currency swap, unrealized losses amounting to (Won)2,181 million, recorded as accumulated other comprehensive income, are expected to be charged to operations as gains and losses within the next twelve months.


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Notes to Interim Non-Consolidated Financial Statements

September 30, 2008

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12 Derivative Instruments, Continued

 

(iii) Interest Rate Swap

In thousands of USD, except forward rate and maturity date

 

Bank

  

Maturity date

   Contract amount   

Contract rate

SC First Bank

  

May 21, 2009 ~

May 24, 2010

   USD 150,000    Receive floating rate    6M LIBOR
         Pay fixed rate    5.375% ~5.644%

In relation to the abovementioned interest rate swap, unrealized losses amounting to (Won)2,850 million, recorded as accumulated other comprehensive income, are expected to be charged to operations as gains and losses within the next twelve months.

(iv) Unrealized gains and losses related to hedge of cash flows as of September 30, 2008 are as follows:

In millions of Won

 

Type

   Unrealized
gains
   Unrealized
losses
   Cash flow hedge
requirements

Foreign currency forwards

   (Won) —      81,103    Fulfilled

Cross currency swap(*)

     —      6,558    Fulfilled

Interest rate swap

     —      7,037    Fulfilled

 

(*) The unrealized gains amounting to (Won)37,425 million that related to the hedge of foreign exchange rate risk are recognized as gains and losses in the non-consolidated statement of income in the current period.

 

  (d) Realized gains and losses related to derivative instruments for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2008 are as follows:

In millions of Won

 

Hedge purpose

  

Type

   Transaction
gains
   Transaction
losses

Cash flow hedge

   Cross currency swap    (Won) 145    979

Cash flow hedge

   Interest rate swap      —      561

Cash flow hedge

   Foreign currency forwards      5,514    116,810

Fair value hedge

   Foreign currency forwards      12,104    105,457

Fair value hedge

   Range forward options      2,441    59,538

The transaction gains and losses are charged to operations for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2008.


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LG DISPLAY CO., LTD. (formerly, LG.Philips LCD Co., Ltd.)

Notes to Interim Non-Consolidated Financial Statements

September 30, 2008

(Unaudited)

 

13 Income Taxes

 

  (a) Income tax expense for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2008 is as follows:

 

In millions of Won    2008  

Current income taxes

   (Won) 343,106  

Change in deferred income taxes from temporary differences

     (1,899 )

Change in deferred income taxes from tax credit

     91,311  

Change in deferred income taxes charged directly to stockholders’ equity

     (43,133 )
        

Income tax expense

   (Won) 389,385  
        

 

  (b) Changes in accumulated temporary differences for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2008 are as follows:

 

In millions of Won    January 1, 2008     Increase (decrease)     September 30, 2008  

Inventories

   (Won) 22,860     29,949     52,809  

Equity method investments

     (50,579 )   (68,843 )   (119,422 )

Derivatives

     15,561     (24,367 )   (8,806 )

Property, plant and equipment

     176,626     16,374     193,000  

Warranty reserve

     49,295     21,824     71,119  

Others

     (4,724 )   23,429     18,705  
                    
   (Won) 209,039     (1,634 )   207,405  
                    

 

  (c) Changes in deferred income tax assets (liabilities) for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2008 are as follows:

 

In millions of Won    January 1,
2008
    Increase
(decrease)
    September 30,
2008
    Current     Non-
Current
 

Inventories

   (Won) 5,726     8,796     14,522     14,522     —    

Equity method investments

     (13,960 )   23,474     9,514     —       9,514  

Derivatives

     3,898     (6,320 )   (2,422 )   (2,422 )   —    

Property, plant and equipment

     47,713     5,362     53,075     —       53,075  

Warranty reserve

     12,348     7,210     19,558     14,860     4,698  

Others

     (1,366 )   6,510     5,144     4,049     1,095  
                                

Total

     54,359     45,032     99,391     31,009     68,382  

Deferred income taxes added to stockholders’ equity

     6,303     (43,133 )   (36,830 )   23,687     (60,517 )

Tax credit carryforwards

     403,670     (91,311 )   312,359     291,957     20,402  
                                
   (Won) 464,332     (89,412 )   374,920     346,653     28,267  
                                

 

  (d) The Company’s statutory tax rate is 27.5%. Under the Foreign Investment Promotion Act of Korea, from September 1999, the Company is entitled to an exemption from income taxes in proportion to the percentage of foreign equity for seven years following the registration of each foreign equity investment, and at one-half of that percentage for the subsequent three years.


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LG DISPLAY CO., LTD. (formerly, LG.Philips LCD Co., Ltd.)

Notes to Interim Non-Consolidated Financial Statements

September 30, 2008

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14 Comprehensive Income

Comprehensive income for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 are as follows:

 

In millions of Won    2008     2007  

Net income

   (Won) 1,783,573     584,119  

Change in fair value of available-for-sale securities, net of tax effect of (Won)(7,744) million in 2008 and nil in 2007

     20,417     —    

Change in equity arising from application of equity method, net of tax effect of (Won)(55,969) million in 2008 and (Won)1,051 million in 2007

     125,114     17,965  

Gain on valuation of cash flow hedges, net of tax effect of (Won)568 million in 2008 and (Won)6,303 million in 2007

     (1,498 )   (16,616 )

Loss on valuation of cash flow hedges, net of tax effect of (Won)20,012 million in 2008 and (Won)(2,892) million in 2007

     (52,759 )   7,626  
              

Comprehensive income

   (Won) 1,874,847     593,094  
              

 

15 Cost of Sales

Cost of sales for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 is as follows:

 

In millions of Won    2008    2007

Finished goods

   (Won)       9,466,775      8,795,726

Beginning balance of inventories

     310,975        256,002    

Cost of goods manufactured

     9,637,536        8,861,973    

Ending balance of inventories

     (481,736 )      (322,249 )  

Merchandise

     177,845      —  

Others

     10,138      16,068
                       
   (Won)       9,654,758      8,811,794
                       


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Notes to Interim Non-Consolidated Financial Statements

September 30, 2008

(Unaudited)

 

16 Selling and Administrative Expenses

Selling and administrative expenses for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 are as follows:

 

In millions of Won    2008    2007

Salaries

   (Won) 77,001    53,225

Severance benefits

     7,274    6,686

Other employee benefits

     10,890    5,891

Shipping cost

     91,629    109,640

Rent

     3,373    2,995

Fees and commissions

     45,864    63,302

Entertainment

     1,910    1,168

Depreciation

     5,851    3,337

Taxes and dues

     2,853    1,228

Advertising

     39,487    21,124

Sales promotion

     10,428    11,758

Development costs

     5,382    1,981

Research

     104,112    74,974

Bad debt expenses

     —      1,302

A/S

     78,543    48,898

Others

     33,943    19,103
           
   (Won) 518,540    426,612
           

 

17 Earnings Per Share

 

  (a) Basic earnings per share for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 are as follows:

 

In millions of Won, except earnings per share and share
information
   For the three-month
periods ended September, 30
   For the nine-month
periods ended September, 30
     2008    2007    2008    2007

Net income

   (Won) 291,465    524,231    1,783,573    584,119

Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding

     357,815,700    357,815,700    357,815,700    357,815,700
                     

Earnings per share

   (Won) 815    1,465    4,985    1,632
                     

There were no events or transactions that result in changes in the number of common shares used for calculating earnings per share.


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LG DISPLAY CO., LTD. (formerly, LG.Philips LCD Co., Ltd.)

Notes to Interim Non-Consolidated Financial Statements

September 30, 2008

(Unaudited)

 

17 Earnings Per Share, Continued

 

  (b) Diluted earnings per share for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2008 are as follows:

 

In millions of Won, except earnings per share and share
information
   For the three-month
periods ended September, 30
   For the nine-month
periods ended September, 30
     2008    2007    2008    2007

Net income

   (Won) 291,465    524,231    1,783,573    584,119

Interest on convertible bond, net of tax

     4,802    4,587    14,191    8,427

Adjusted income

     296,267    528,818    1,797,764    592,546

Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding and common equivalent shares(*)

     368,346,462    368,548,272    368,346,462    364,446,905
                     

Diluted earnings per share

   (Won) 804    1,435    4,881    1,626
                     

 

(*) Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding is calculated as follows:

 

In shares    For the three-month
periods ended September, 30
   For the nine-month
periods ended September, 30
     2008    2007    2008    2007

Weighted-average number of common shares (basic)

   357,815,700    357,815,700    357,815,700    357,815,700

Effect of conversion of convertible bonds

   10,530,762    10,732,572    10,530,762    6,631,205
                   

Weighted-average number of common shares (diluted) at September 30, 2008

   368,346,462    368,548,272    368,346,462    364,446,905
                   


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Notes to Interim Non-Consolidated Financial Statements

September 30, 2008

(Unaudited)

 

17 Earnings Per Share, Continued

 

  (c) The conversion effect of the convertible bond for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2008 is as follows:

 

In shares    For the three-month
periods ended September, 30
    For the nine-month
periods ended September, 30
 
     2008     2007     2008     2007  

Number of convertible bonds

        

1st

   —       268,338     —       268,338  

2nd

   10,530,762     10,464,234     10,530,762     10,464,234  

Period

        

1st

   —       July 1, 2007 

September 30, 2007

~

 

  —       January 1, 2007 

September 30, 2007

~

 

2nd

   July 1, 2008 

September 30, 2008

~

 

  July 1, 2007 

September 30, 2007

~

 

  January 1, 2008 

September 30, 2008

~

 

  April 18, 2007 

September 30, 2007

~

 

Weighted

        

1st

   —       92 days / 92 days     —       273 days / 273 days  

2nd

   92 days / 92 days     92 days / 92 days     274 days / 274 days     166 days / 273 days  

Effect of conversion of convertible bonds

        

1st

   —       268,338     —       268,338  

2nd

   10,530,762     10,464,234     10,530,762     6,362,867  
                        
   10,530,762     10,732,572     10,530,762     6,631,205  
                        

 

  (d) Earnings per share and diluted earnings per share for the three-month period ended March 31, 2008, three-month period ended June 30, 2008 and for the year ended December 31, 2007 are as follows:

 

In won

   For the three-month
period ended
March 31, 2008
   For the three-month
period ended
June 30, 2008
   For the year
ended
December 31, 2007

Earnings per share

   2,126    2,044    3,756

Diluted earnings per share

   2,078    1,999    3,716


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LG DISPLAY CO., LTD. (formerly, LG.Philips LCD Co., Ltd.)

Notes to Interim Non-Consolidated Financial Statements

September 30, 2008

(Unaudited)

 

18 Transactions and Balances with Related Companies

(a) Details of the Company’s related parties as of September 30, 2008 are as follows:

 

Parent

  

Control relationship

LG Corp.

   Company that has significant influence over the Company

LG Electronics Inc. (*1)

   Controlling party

Controlled subsidiary

  

Ownership (%)

LG Display America, Inc.

   100%

LG Display Taiwan Co., Ltd.

   100%

LG Display Japan Co., Ltd.

   100%

LG Display Germany GmbH., LG.

   100%

LG Display Nanjing Co., Ltd.

   100%

LG Display Shanghai Co., Ltd.

   100%

LG Display Hong Kong Co., Ltd.

   100%

LG Display Poland Sp. zo.o.

   80%

LG Display Guangzhou Co., Ltd.

   84%

LG Display Shenzhen Co., Ltd.

   100%

Global Professional Sourcing Co., Ltd.

   70%(*2)

Other related parties

  

Relationship

Paju Electric Glass Co., Ltd.

   Equity-method investee(*3)

TLI Inc., AVACO Co., Ltd., NEW OPTICS., Ltd., and Guangzhou New Vision Technology Research and Development Limited

  

Dacom Multimedia Internet Corporation,

   Affiliates

Dacom Crossing Corporation, Siltron Incorporated,

  

LG Management Development Institute Co., Ltd.,

  

LG Sports Ltd., LG CNS Co., Ltd., Serveone Co., Ltd., Hiplaza Co.,Ltd., LG Dow Polycarbonate,

  

LG N-Sys Inc., LG MMA Corporation,

  

LG Innotek Co., Ltd., LG Powercom Corp.,

  

Seatek Co.,Ltd., V-ENS Co., Ltd.,

  

Hi Business Logistics, Lusem Co., Ltd., CSLeader,

  

AIN Tele Service, Biztech&Ektimo Co. Ltd.,

  

LG Solar Energy Inc., Coca-Cola Beverage Co.,

  

LG CHEM Ltd., LG Dacom Corporation.,

  

LG International Corp.,

  

LG Household & Health Care Ltd.,

  

LG Life Sciences, Ltd., LG Telecom Co., Ltd.,

  

LG Micron Ltd., Jiheung, TWIN WINE,

  

Korea Commercial Vehicle Co., Ltd.

  

Ucess Partners Co.,Ltd.,

  

System Air-con Engineering Incorporation

  

Giovine, Pixdix, CS One partner Corp.

  


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Notes to Interim Non-Consolidated Financial Statements

September 30, 2008

(Unaudited)

 

18 Transactions and Balances with Related Companies, Continued

 

 

(*1) The Company’s parent and ultimate parent is LG Electronics Inc. and LG Corp., respectively. LG Electronics Inc. files consolidated financial statements.
(*2) The Company’s subsidiary, LG Display Taiwan Co., Ltd., owns interest in Global Professional Sourcing Co., Ltd.
(*3) The Company acquired equity interests in TLI Inc. and AVACO Co., Ltd., during the three-month period ended June 30, 2008, and acquired equity interests in NEW OPTICS Ltd. and Guangzhou New Vision Technology Research and Development Limited, during the three-month period ended September 30, 2008. The investments in these investees have been accounted for using the equity method.

During the three-month period ended March 31, 2008, Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., which had significant influence over the Company in 2007, sold its share interest in the Company resulting in decreased share interest of 13.2% (47,225 thousand shares) and resigned from the Company’s management. Accordingly, Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. was excluded from the companies that have significant influence over the Company as of September 30, 2008.

 

  (b) Significant transactions which occurred in the normal course of business with related companies for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 are as follows:

 

In millions of Won    Sales and other    Purchases and other
     2008    2007    2008    2007

Controlling party

   (Won) 927,539    689,713    (Won) 197,147    66,198

Companies that have significant influence over the Company

     —      —        18,233    12,173

Overseas subsidiaries

     9,921,910    8,020,261      422,224    258,420

Equity-method investee

     404    —        435,694    210,054

Other related parties

     264,730    176,091      2,426,041    1,336,304
                       
   (Won) 11,114,583    8,886,065    (Won) 3,499,339    1,883,149
                       

 

  (c) Account balances with related companies as of September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007 are as follows:

 

In millions of Won    Trade accounts and
notes receivable and other
   Trade accounts and
notes payable and other
     2008    2007    2008    2007

Controlling party

   (Won) 213,000    124,560    (Won) 75,698    25,851

Companies that have significant influence over the Company

     2,255    2,717      1,604    8,629

Overseas subsidiaries

     1,801,212    1,921,164      208,590    67,342

Equity-method investee

     2    —        81,732    30,291

Other related parties

     100,505    52,097      742,503    344,757
                       
   (Won) 2,116,974    2,100,538    (Won) 1,110,127    476,870
                       


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Notes to Interim Non-Consolidated Financial Statements

September 30, 2008

(Unaudited)

 

18 Transactions and Balances with Related Companies, Continued

 

 

(d)

Key management compensation costs for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, are as follows:

 

In millions of Won    2008    2007

Salaries

   (Won) 1,255    1,286

Severance benefits

     249    605

Incentive compensation

     827    —  
           
   (Won) 2,331    1,891
           

Key management refers to the registered directors who have significant control and responsibilities over the Company’s operations and business.

 

19 Segment Information

The Company manufactures and sells TFT-LCD and AM-OLED products. Export sales represent approximately 93% of total sales for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2008.

The following is a summary of sales by region based on the location of the customers for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2008 and 2007:

In millions of Won

 

     Domestic    Taiwan    Japan    America    China    Europe    Others in
Asia
   Others    Total

2008

   821,537    2,799,318    1,140,355    1,707,199    2,289,109    1,986,040    1,224,246    174,734    12,142,538
                                            

2007

   729,422    2,534,685    938,428    1,112,042    1,905,029    1,652,208    898,239    78,585    9,848,638
                                            

 

20 Supplemental Cash Flow Information

Significant transactions not affecting cash flows for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 are as follows:

 

in millions of Won    2008    2007  

Other accounts payable arising from purchase of property, plant and equipment

   (Won) 820,543    (568,623 )
             

 

21 Subsequent event

The Company and Taiwan’s AmTRAN Technology Co., Ltd. entered into an agreement to set up a joint venture in China to produce LCD Module and TV sets and established Suzhou Raken Technology Ltd. on October 7, 2008. The Company agreed to invest a total of USD10.41 million for a 51% equity interest in the joint venture, and as of the date of this report, the Company invested USD9.91 million. The joint venture’s board of directors consists of 4 directors and each party is entitled to nominate 2 directors.


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Interim Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Unaudited)

As at September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007

 

In millions of Won, except share data    Note    2008    2007

Assets

        

Cash and cash equivalents

      (Won) 784,665    1,196,423

Short-term financial instruments

        3,000,000    785,000

Available-for-sale securities

   4      74    63

Trade accounts and notes receivable, net

   5,18,19      2,901,319    2,339,690

Other accounts receivable, net

   5      23,150    97,098

Accrued income, net

   5      84,932    13,949

Advance payments, net

   5      528    2,783

Prepaid expenses

        51,228    35,613

Prepaid value added tax

        196,824    105,924

Deferred income tax assets, net

   13      350,280    332,926

Inventories, net

   6      1,512,175    823,924

Other current assets

        8,757    12,740
              

Total current assets

        8,913,932    5,746,133

Long-term financial instruments

        13    13

Available-for-sale securities

   4      124,410    1

Equity-method investments

   1      59,098    24,704

Property, plant and equipment, net

   7      8,214,897    7,528,523

Intangible assets, net

        185,628    123,111

Long-term other receivable, net

   5      29,423    20,141

Long-term prepaid expenses

        154,884    155,656

Deferred income tax assets, net

   13      64,296    151,058

Non-current guarantee deposits

        45,155    30,495

Other non-current assets

        34,887    —  
              

Total non-current assets

        8,912,691    8,033,702
              

Total assets

      (Won) 17,826,623    13,779,835
              

See accompanying notes to interim consolidated financial statements.


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Interim Consolidated Balance Sheets (continued)

(Unaudited)

As at September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007

 

In millions of Won, except share data    Note    2008    2007

Liabilities

        

Trade accounts payable and notes payable

   18, 19    (Won) 1,268,309    994,701

Other accounts payable

        1,507,158    614,904

Short-term borrowings

   5, 9      670,068    4,660

Advances received

        26,156    82,101

Unearned income

        —      15,248

Withholdings

        8,691    7,160

Accrued expenses

        225,534    99,288

Income tax payable

        343,564    78,133

Warranty reserve

        50,763    49,295

Current portion of long-term debt and debentures, net of discounts

   8, 9      586,428    409,082

Other current liabilities

        118,026    46,650
              

Total current liabilities

        4,804,697    2,401,222

Debentures, net of current portion and discounts on debentures

   8      1,711,726    1,998,147

Long-term debt, net of current portion

   9      1,210,641    993,785

Long-term other accounts payable

        51,634    31,046

Long-term accrued expenses

   10      17,603    12,680

Accrued severance benefits, net

        99,825    53,496

Other non-current liabilities

        47,445    —  
              

Total non-current liabilities

        3,138,874    3,089,154
              

Total liabilities

        7,943,571    5,490,376
              

Stockholders’ equity

        

Controlling interest

        

Common stock, (Won)5,000 par value. Authorized 500,000,000 shares: issued and outstanding 357,815,700 shares in 2008 and 2007

        1,789,079    1,789,079

Capital surplus

        2,311,071    2,311,071

Accumulated other comprehensive income

        97,097    5,823

Retained earnings

        5,685,717    4,183,400
              

Total controlling interest

        9,882,964    8,289,373

Minority interest

        88    86
              

Total stockholders’ equity

        9,883,052    8,289,459
              

Commitments and contingencies

   11      

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

      (Won) 17,826,623    13,779,835
              

See accompanying notes to interim consolidated financial statements.


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Interim Consolidated Statements of Income

(Unaudited)

For the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2008 and 2007

 

In millions of Won, except earnings per share    Note    2008    2007  

Sales

   18, 19    (Won) 12,107,987    10,030,102  

Cost of sales

   15,18,19      9,428,626    8,875,407  
                

Gross profit

        2,679,361    1,154,695  

Selling and administrative expenses

   16      655,508    519,470  
                

Operating income

   19      2,023,853    635,225  
                

Interest income

        154,194    37,084  

Rental income

        2,469    2,945  

Foreign exchange gains

        1,850,437    160,829  

Gain on foreign currency translation

        328,574    89,045  

Equity income on investments

        6,383    4,378  

Gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment

        1,028    927  

Gain on disposal of intangible assets

        1,633    —    

Commission earned

   18      4,418    10,581  

Reversal of allowance for doubtful accounts

   5      9,507    —    

Gain on redemption of debentures

   8      1,152    —    

Other income

   18      5,758    7,560  
                

Non-operating income

        2,365,553    313,349  
                

Interest expense

        111,490    155,577  

Foreign exchange losses

        1,736,170    152,713  

Loss on foreign currency translation

        382,744    54,400  

Equity losses on investments

        511    —    

Donations

        2,246    233  

Loss on disposal of trade accounts and notes receivable

        —      18,219  

Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment

        701    263  

Impairment loss on property, plant, and equipment

        83    28,681  

Other bad debt expenses

        1    1,037  

Loss on redemption of debentures

   8      13    284  

Other expenses

        410    236  
                

Non-operating expenses

        2,234,369    411,643  
                

Income before income taxes

        2,155,037    536,931  

Income taxes expense (benefit)

   13      384,356    (47,188 )
                

Net income

      (Won) 1,770,681    584,119  
                

of Which :

        

Net income of the Controlling Company

      (Won) 1,770,679    584,119  
                

Net income of minority interest

      (Won) 2    —    
                

Earnings per share

   17      

Basic earnings per share

      (Won) 4,949    1,632  
                

Diluted earnings per share

      (Won) 4,846    1,626  
                

See accompanying notes to interim consolidated financial statements.


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Interim Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity

(Unaudited)

For the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2008 and 2007

 

In millions of Won    Note    Capital Stock    Capital
Surplus
   Accumulated
other
comprehensive
income (loss)
    Retained
earnings
    Minority
interest
   Total  

Balances at January 1, 2007

      (Won) 1,789,079    2,275,172    (13,948 )   2,839,373     —      6,889,676  

Net income

        —      —      —       584,119     —      584,119  

Change in cumulative translation adjustments

   14      —      —      17,965     —       —      17,965  

Gain on valuation of cash flow hedges

   12, 14      —      —      (16,616 )   —       —      (16,616 )

Loss on valuation of cash flow hedges

   12, 14      —      —      7,626     —       —      7,626  

Change in consideration for conversion rights

   12, 14      —      35,899    —       —       —      35,899  

Change in the investor’s share of subsidiary

        —      —      —       —       84    84  
                                      

Balances at September 30, 2007

        1,789,079    2,311,071    (4,973 )   3,423,492     84    7,518,753  
                                      

Balances at January 1, 2008

        1,789,079    2,311,071    5,823     4,183,400     86    8,289,459  

Cash dividend

        —      —      —       (268,362 )   —      (268,362 )

Net income

        —      —      —       1,770,679     2    1,770,681  

Change in cumulative translation adjustments

   14      —      —      124,621     —       —      124,621  

Change in fair value of available-for-sale securities

   4, 14      —      —      20,417     —       —      20,417  

Change in equity arising from application of equity method

   14      —      —      493     —       —      493  

Gain on valuation of cash flow hedges

   12, 14      —      —      (1,498 )   —       —      (1,498 )

Loss on valuation of cash flow hedges

   12, 14      —      —      (52,759 )   —       —      (52,759 )
                                      

Balances at September 30, 2008

      (Won) 1,789,079    2,311,071    97,097     5,685,717     88    9,883,052  
                                      

See accompanying notes to interim consolidated financial statements.


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Interim Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

For the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2008 and 2007

 

In millions of Won    2008     2007  

Cash flows from operating activities:

    

Net income

   (Won) 1,770,681     584,119  

Adjustments for:

    

Depreciation

     1,958,553     2,049,497  

Amortization of intangible assets

     44,280     35,659  

Provision for severance benefits

     56,277     50,464  

Provision for warranty reserve

     76,661     52,535  

Loss(gain) on foreign currency translation, net

     54,387     (44,081 )

Equity income on investments

     (5,872 )   (4,378 )

Gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment, net

     (327 )   (664 )

Gain on disposal of intagible assets, net

     (1,633 )   —    

Impairment loss on property, plant and equipment

     83     28,681  

Loss(gain) on redemption of debentures, net

     (1,139 )   284  

Amortization of discount on debentures, net

     23,201     37,349  

Reversal of compensation expenses associated with stock option

     (560 )   —    
              
     2,203,911     2,205,346  

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

    

Decrease (increase) in trade accounts receivable and notes receivable

     (345,492 )   (1,430,809 )

Decrease (increase) in other accounts receivable

     68,703     86,093  

Decrease (increase) in accrued income

     (70,984 )   (4,920 )

Decrease (increase) in advance payments

     2,255     2,808  

Decrease (increase) in prepaid expenses

     6,346     (5,813 )

Decrease (increase) in prepaid value added tax

     (90,329 )   (10,035 )

Decrease (increase) in current deferred income tax assets

     872     (120,831 )

Decrease (increase) in other current assets

     4,491     8,341  

Decrease (increase) in inventories

     (688,250 )   146,903  

Decrease (increase) in long-term other receivable

     (9,283 )   (365 )

Decrease (increase) in long-term prepaid expenses

     (21,189 )   (46,471 )

Decrease (increase) in non-current deferred income tax assets

     25,403     66,393  

Increase (decrease) in trade accounts and notes payable

     216,140     205,324  

Increase (decrease) in other accounts payable

     47,744     (87,751 )

Increase (decrease) in advances received

     (55,945 )   22,933  

Increase (decrease) in withholdings

     1,532     (1,527 )

Increase (decrease) in accrued expenses

     126,246     86,105  

Increase (decrease) in income tax payable

     265,431     (2,123 )

Increase (decrease) in warranty reserve

     (54,837 )   (41,172 )

Increase (decrease) in other current liabilities

     (24,724 )   121  

Increase (decrease) in long-term accrued expenses

     1,956     9,130  

Increase (decrease) in deferred income tax liabilities

     —       318  

Accrued severance benefits transferred from affiliated company, net

     3,331     2,021  

Payment of severance benefits

     (16,388 )   (41,556 )

Decrease (increase) in severance insurance deposits

     3,077     8,758  

Decrease (increase) in contribution to the National Pension Fund

     31     85  

Increase (decrease) in long-term unearned income

     6,455     —    

Increase (decrease) in long-term trade accounts and notes payable

     92     —    

Decrease (increase) in cumulative translation adjustments, net

     48,115     18,858  
              
     (549,201 )   (1,129,182 )
              

Net cash provided by operating activities

   (Won) 3,425,391     1,660,283  
              

See accompanying notes to interim consolidated financial statements.


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Interim Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (continued)

(Unaudited)

For the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2008 and 2007

 

In millions of Won    2008     2007  

Cash flows from investing activities:

    

Proceeds from disposal of short-term financial instruments

   (Won) 955,000     —    

Acquisition of short-term financial instruments

     (3,170,000 )   —    

Increase in short-term loans

     (33 )   (4 )

Disposal of available-for-sale securities

     1     —    

Acquisition of available-for-sale securities

     (96,260 )   —    

Acquisition of equity-method investments

     (33,602 )   —    

Proceeds from dividend received from equity-method investments

     5,760     1,440  

Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment

     2,864     2,325  

Proceeds from disposal of intangible assets

     3,196     —    

Acquisition of property, plant and equipment

     (1,622,707 )   (1,311,029 )

Acquisition of intangible assets

     (100,949 )   (15,572 )

Decrease in guarantee deposits

     —       426  

Payment of guarantee deposits

     (14,660 )   (9,041 )

Receipt of government subsidy

     361     —    
              

Net cash used in investing activities

     (4,071,029 )   (1,331,455 )
              

Cash flows from financing activities:

    

Proceeds from short-term borrowings

     665,408     —    

Repayment of short-term debt

     —       (234,991 )

Proceeds from debentures

     —       508,997  

Redemption of debentures

     (78,308 )   —    

Proceeds from long-term debt

     23,637     366,112  

Repayment of long-term debt

     —       (16,172 )

Repayment of current portion of long-term debt

     (123,102 )   (250,801 )

Increase in long-term other accounts payable

     14,607     —    

Proceeds from minority interest

     —       84  

Payment of cash dividends

     (268,362 )   —    
              

Net cash provided by financing activities

     233,880     373,229  
              

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     (411,758 )   702,057  

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     1,196,423     954,362  
              

Cash and cash equivalents at end of peroid

   (Won) 784,665     1,656,419  
              

See accompanying notes to interim consolidated financial statements.


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Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

September 30, 2008

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1 Organization and Description of Business

The accompanying interim consolidated financial statements include the accounts of LG Display Co., Ltd. and its consolidated subsidiaries (collectively the “Company”). The general information of LG Display Co., Ltd. (the “Controlling Company”) and its consolidated subsidiaries and its equity method investees is described below.

 

  (a) Description of the Controlling Company

LG Display Co., Ltd. (formerly, LG.Philips LCD Co., Ltd.) was incorporated in 1985 under its original name of LG Soft, Ltd. as a wholly owned subsidiary of LG Electronics Inc. In 1998, LG Electronics Inc. and LG Semicon transferred their respective Thin Film Transistor Liquid Crystal Display (“TFT-LCD”) related business to the Controlling Company and its main business is to manufacture and sell TFT-LCD panels. In July 1999, LG Electronics Inc. and Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (“Philips”) entered into a joint venture agreement. Pursuant to the agreement, the Controlling Company changed its name to LG.Philips LCD Co., Ltd. However, on February 29, 2008, the Controlling Company changed its name from LG.Philips LCD Co., Ltd. to LG Display Co., Ltd. based upon the approval of shareholders at the general shareholders’ meeting on the same date as a result of the decrease in Philips’ share interest in the Controlling Company and the possibility of its business expansion to Organic Light Emitting Diode (“OLED”) and Flexible Display products. As of September 30, 2008, the majority of shares in the Controlling Company are owned by LG Electronics Inc. and Philips, 37.9% (135,625 thousand shares) and 13.2% (47,225 thousand shares), respectively.

As of September 30, 2008, the Controlling Company has LCD Research & Development Center and TFT-LCD manufacturing plants in Paju and TFT-LCD manufacturing plants and OLED manufacturing plant in Gumi. The Controlling Company has overseas subsidiaries located in the United States of America, Europe and Asia.

 

  (b) Consolidated Subsidiaries

(i) LG Display America, Inc. (“LGDUS”, formerly, LG.Philips LCD America, Inc.)

LGDUS was incorporated in California, U.S.A., on September 24, 1999, to sell TFT-LCD products. As of September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, its capital stock amounted to USD5 million and is wholly owned by the Controlling Company.

(ii) LG Display Japan Co., Ltd. (“LGDJP”, formerly, LG.Philips LCD Japan Co., Ltd.)

LGDJP was incorporated in Tokyo, Japan, on October 12, 1999, to sell TFT-LCD products. As of September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, its capital stock amounted to JPY95 million and is wholly owned by the Controlling Company.

(iii) LG Display Germany GmbH (“LGDDG”, formerly, LG.Philips LCD Germany GmbH)

LGDDG was incorporated in Dusseldorf, Germany, on November 5, 1999, to sell TFT-LCD products. As of September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, its capital stock amounted to EUR1 million and is wholly owned by the Controlling Company.


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September 30, 2008

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1 Organization and Description of Business, Continued

 

  (b) Consolidated Subsidiaries, Continued

 

(iv) LG Display Taiwan Co., Ltd. (“LGDTW”, formerly, LG.Philips LCD Taiwan Co., Ltd.)

LGDTW was incorporated in Taipei, Taiwan, on April 12, 1999, to sell TFT-LCD products and its shares were acquired by the Controlling Company in May 2000 from LG Electronics Inc. As of September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, its capital stock amounted to NTD116 million and is wholly owned by the Controlling Company.

(v) LG Display Nanjing Co., Ltd. (“LGDNJ”, formerly, LG.Philips LCD Nanjing Co., Ltd.)

LGDNJ was incorporated in Nanjing, China, on July 15, 2002, to manufacture and sell TFT-LCD products. As of September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, its capital stock amounted to CNY1,643 million and is wholly owned by the Controlling Company.

(vi) LG Display Hong Kong Co., Ltd. (“LGDHK”, formerly, LG.Philips LCD Hong Kong Co., Ltd.)

LGDHK was incorporated in Hong Kong on January 24, 2003, to sell the TFT-LCD products. As of September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, its capital stock amounted to HKD12 million and is wholly owned by the Controlling Company. LGDHK’s operations transferred to LG.Philips LCD Shenzhen in 2007 and LGDHK is expected to liquidate in 2009.

(vii) LG Display Shanghai Co., Ltd. (“LGDSH”, formerly, LG.Philips LCD Shanghai Co., Ltd.)

LGDSH was incorporated in Shanghai, China, on January 16, 2003, to sell TFT-LCD products. As of September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, its capital stock amounted to CNY4 million and is wholly owned by the Controlling Company.

(viii) LG Display Poland Sp. zo.o. (“LGDWR”, formerly, LG.Philips LCD Poland Sp. zo.o)

LGDWR was incorporated in Poland on September 6, 2005, to manufacture and sell TFT-LCD products. As of September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, its capital stock amounted to PLN511 million, and is 80.29% owned by the Controlling Company.

(ix) LG Display Guangzhou Co., Ltd. (“LGDGZ”, formerly, LG.Philips LCD Guangzhou Co., Ltd.)

LGDGZ was incorporated in Guangzhou, China, on June 30, 2006, to manufacture and sell TFT-LCD products. As of September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, its capital stock amounted to CNY678 million and CNY582 million, and is 84.21% and wholly owned by the Controlling Company, respectively.

(x) LG Display Shenzhen Co., Ltd. (“LGDSZ”, formerly, LG.Philips LCD Shenzhen Co., Ltd.)

LGDSZ was incorporated in Shenzhen, China on August 28, 2007, to sell TFT LCD products. As of September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, its capital stock amounted to CNY4 million, and is wholly owned by the Controlling Company.

(xi) Global Professional Sourcing Co., Ltd. (“GPS”)

GPS was incorporated in Taipei, Taiwan on September 11, 2007, to survey and identify potential local partners in the LCD industry. As of September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, its capital stock amounted to NTD10 million, and is 70% owned by LG Display Taiwan Co., Ltd.


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Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

September 30, 2008

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1 Organization and Description of Business, Continued

 

  (c) Equity-method Investment

(i) Paju Electric Glass Co., Ltd. (“PEG”)

PEG was incorporated in Paju, Korea, in January 2005, to produce electric glass. As of September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007, its capital stock amounted to (Won)36,000 million and 40% of PEG is owned by the Controlling Company.

(ii) TLI Inc. (“TLI”)

TLI was incorporated in October 28, 1998, to manufacture and sell semiconductor parts for flat-panel display. In May 2008, the Controlling Company acquired 1,008,875 common shares of TLI Inc.(13%) at (Won)14,074 million through a stock purchase agreement for strategic alliance purposes. Although the Controlling Company’s share interests in these investees are below 20%, the Controlling Company is able to exercise significant influence through its right to assign a director in the board of directors of the investees and, accordingly, the investments in these investees have been accounted for using the equity method.

(iii) AVACO CO., Ltd. (“AVACO”)

AVACO was incorporated in 2000, to manufacture and sell equipment for flat-panel display. In June 2008, the Controlling Company acquired 2,037,204 common shares of AVACO(19.9%) at (Won)6,173 million through a stock purchase agreement for strategic alliance purposes. Although the Controlling Company’s share interests in these investees are below 20%, the Controlling Company is able to exercise significant influence through its right to assign a director in the board of directors of the investees and, accordingly, the investments in these investees have been accounted for using the equity method.

(iv) Guangzhou New Vision Technology Research and Development Limited (“Guangzhou R&D JV Center”)

The Controlling Company entered into a joint venture agreement with Skyworth-RGB Electronics Co., Limited (“Skyworth”) to strengthen its strategic alliance with Skyworth and for development of products to enhance competitiveness in the Chinese market and accordingly, Guangzhou R&D JV Center was set up for research and development of LCD module design and LCD TV design. Each party acquired a 50% equity interest in the joint venture and, in July 2008, the Controlling Company invested (Won)3,655 million. The board of directors consists of 4 directors and each party is entitled to nominate 2 directors.

(v) NEW OPTICS Ltd.

In July 2008, the Controlling Company acquired 6,850,000 common shares of NEW OPTICS Ltd. (36.68%) at (Won)9,700 million. The Controlling Company’s share interest in the investee exceeds 30%, however, the Controlling Company is not the shareholder with the majority ownership and accordingly, investment in this investee has been accounted for using the equity method.


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Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

September 30, 2008

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2 Summary of Consolidated Subsidiaries

Consolidated subsidiaries as of September 30, 2008, are as follows:

 

Overseas Subsidiaries    Total issued and
outstanding
shares
    No. of shares
owned by
the Company
    Percentage of
Ownership

(%)

LG Display America, Inc.

   5,000,000     5,000,000     100

LG Display Japan Co., Ltd.

   1,900     1,900     100

LG Display Germany GmbH

   960,000     960,000     100

LG Display Taiwan Co., Ltd.

   11,550,000     11,550,000     100

LG Display Nanjing Co., Ltd.

   (*1 )   (*1 )   100

LG Display Hong Kong Co., Ltd.

   115,000     115,000     100

LG Display Shanghai Co., Ltd.

   (*1 )   (*1 )   100

LG Display Poland Sp. zo.o.(*2)

   5,110,710     4,103,277     80

LG Display Guangzhou Co., Ltd.(*3)

   (*1 )   (*1 )   84

LG Display Shenzhen Co., Ltd.

   (*1 )   (*1 )   100

Global Professional Sourcing Co., Ltd.

   1,000,000     700,000     70

 

  (*1) No shares have been issued in accordance with the local laws and regulations.
  (*2) Toshiba Corporation (“Toshiba”) acquired 20% of LG Display Poland Sp. zo.o. (“LGDWR”) in December 2007. With the acquisition of the 20% interest, Toshiba and the Controlling Company and LGDWR entered into a derivative contract that is indexed to LGDWR’s equity shares. According to the contract, LGD or LGDWR has a call option to buy Toshiba’s 20% interest in LGDWR and Toshiba has a put option to sell its 20% interest in LGDWR to LGD or LGDWR under the same terms; the price of the call is equal to the price of the put option which is the total amount of Toshiba’s investment at cost. The call and put option is exercisable after five years from the date of acquisition and on each anniversary thereafter with no stated expiry date in whole or in part. Toshiba’s investment in LGDWR is regarded as a financing due to the options and recorded as long-term other accounts payable. Accordingly, LGDWR is consolidated as a wholly owned subsidiary in the consolidated financial statements.
  (*3) Skyworth TV Holdings Limited (“Skyworth”) acquired 16% of equity interest in LG Display Guangzhou Co., Ltd.(LGDGZ) in June 2008. With the acquisition of the 16% interest, Skyworth and the Company entered into a derivative contract that is indexed to LGDGZ’s equity interest. According to the contract, LGD has a call option to buy Skyworth’s 16% interest in LGDGZ and Skyworth has a put option to sell its 16% interest in LGDGZ to LGD under the same terms; the price of the call is equal to the price of the put option which is the total amount of Skyworth’s investment at cost. The call and put option is exercisable after five years from the date of acquisition with no stated expiry date in whole or in part. Skyworth’s investment in LGDGZ is regarded as a financing due to the options and recorded as long-term other accounts payable. Accordingly, LGDGZ is consolidated as a wholly owned subsidiary in the consolidated financial statements.


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Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

September 30, 2008

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2 Summary of Consolidated Subsidiaries, Continued

 

A summary of the consolidated subsidiaries’ financial data as of and for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2008, prior to the elimination of intercompany transactions is as follows:

 

In millions of Won                           
     Total
assets
   Total
liabilities
   Total
stockholders’
equity
   Sales    Net
Income
(loss)
 

LG Display America, Inc.

   (Won) 527,569    519,383    8,186    1,650,064    (4,661 )

LG Display Japan Co., Ltd.

     229,378    220,803    8,575    1,144,589    482  

LG Display Germany GmbH

     766,395    755,218    11,177    1,957,480    2,213  

LG Display Taiwan Co., Ltd.

     598,033    574,333    23,700    2,836,390    3,237  

LG Display Nanjing Co., Ltd.

     572,208    203,661    368,547    239,821    41,028  

LG Display Hong Kong Co., Ltd.

     3,876    188    3,688    —      15  

LG Display Shanghai Co., Ltd.

     400,416    393,690    6,726    1,434,334    2,715  

LG Display Poland Sp. zo.o.

     423,154    201,801    221,353    107,556    15,163  

LG Display Guangzhou Co., Ltd.

     196,068    102,226    93,842    59,508    8,150  

LG Display Shenzhen Co., Ltd.

     209,719    202,850    6,869    904,327    4,094  
                            
   (Won) 3,926,816    3,174,153    752,663    10,334,069    72,436  
                            

The financial data for LG Display Taiwan Co., Ltd. are based on its consolidated financial statements including Global Professional Sourcing Co., Ltd., while the remaining subsidiaries are based on their non-consolidated financial statements.


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Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

September 30, 2008

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3 Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Basis of Presenting Consolidated Financial Statements

 

  (a) Significant Accounting Policies

The significant accounting policies followed by the Company in the preparation of its interim consolidated financial statements are the same as those followed by the Company in its preparation of annual consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2007 except for the application of the Statements of Korea Accounting Standard No. 2, Interim Financial Reporting.

 

  (b) Basis of Presenting Financial Statements

The Company maintains its accounting records in Korean Won and prepares statutory financial statements in the Korean language (Hangul) in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in the Republic of Korea. Certain accounting principles applied by the Company that conform with financial accounting standards and accounting principles in the Republic of Korea may not conform with generally accepted accounting principles in other countries. Accordingly, these interim consolidated financial statements are intended for use only by those who are informed about Korean accounting principles and practices. The accompanying interim consolidated financial statements have been translated into English from the Korean language interim consolidated financial statements.

 

4 Available-For-Sale Securities

Available-for-sale securities as of September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007 are as follows:

 

In millions of Won    2008
          Unrealized gains (losses)     
     Acquisition
cost
   Beginning
balance
   Changes in
unrealized
gains and
losses, net
   Realized
gains on
disposition
   Net
balance
at end of
period
   Book
value
(fair value)

Current asset

                 

Debt securities

                 

Government bonds

   (Won) 74    —      —      —      —      74

Non-current asset

                 

Equity securities

                 

HannStar Display Corporation(*)

   (Won) 96,249    —      28,161    —      28,161    124,410


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4 Available-For-Sale Securities, Continued

 

  (*) In February 2008, The Controlling Company purchased 180 million shares of non-voting mandatorily redeemable convertible preferred stock. The preferred stocks are convertible into common stocks of HannStar Display Corporation at a ratio of 1:1 at the option of the Controlling Company from issue date (February 28, 2008) to maturity (February 28, 2011).

The Controlling Company has a put option for total or partial cash redemption of convertible preferred stocks during the period between 18 months from issuance to 91 days prior to maturity and the issuer has a call option to repay, in cash, total preferred stocks during the period between 2 years from issuance to 90 days prior to maturity.

The abovementioned convertible preferred stocks have been privately issued under the Taiwanese Law, which restricts the sale of the preferred stocks (up to 3 years) and the stocks acquired through conversion are not to be traded in the Taiwanese stock exchange until the original maturity of the preferred stocks.

 

In millions of Won    2007
     Acquisition
cost
   Unrealized gains (losses)     
      Beginning
balance
   Changes in
unrealized
gains and
losses, net
   Realized
gains on
disposition
   Net
balance
at end of
period
   Book
value
(fair value)

Current asset

                 

Debt securities

                 

Government bonds

   (Won) 63    —      —      —      —      63

Non-current asset

                 

Equity securities

                 

Others

   (Won) 1    —      —      —      —      1


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Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

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5 Receivables

The Company’s receivables, including trade accounts and notes receivable as of September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007 are as follows:

 

In millions of Won    2008
     Gross amount    Allowance for
doubtful
accounts
   Book value

Trade accounts and notes receivable

   (Won) 2,902,591    1,272    2,901,319

Other accounts receivable

     23,404    254    23,150

Accrued income

     84,967    35    84,932

Advance payments

     532    4    528

Long-term other receivable

     29,425    2    29,423
In millions of Won    2007
     Gross amount    Allowance for
doubtful
accounts
   Book value

Trade accounts and notes receivable

   (Won) 2,348,707    9,017    2,339,690

Other accounts receivable

     98,341    1,243    97,098

Accrued income

     14,091    142    13,949

Advance payments

     2,811    28    2,783

Long-term other receivable

     20,145    4    20,141

Certain trade accounts and notes receivable arising from export sales of the Controlling Company to its subsidiaries were sold to financial institutions of which (Won)662,745 million is current and outstanding as of September 30, 2008. The transferred accounts receivable was recorded as short-term borrowings.


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6 Inventories

Inventories as of September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007 are as follows:

 

In millions of Won    2008
     Gross amount    Valuation loss    Book value

Finished goods

   (Won) 870,114    39,979    830,135

Merchandise

     4,469    3    4,466

Work-in-process

     475,152    19,926    455,226

Raw materials

     167,478    4,449    163,029

Supplies

     83,705    24,386    59,319
                
   (Won) 1,600,918    88,743    1,512,175
                
In millions of Won    2007
     Gross amount    Valuation loss    Book value

Finished goods

   (Won) 460,756    7,722    453,034

Work-in-process

     216,258    7,590    208,668

Raw materials

     110,652    2,604    108,048

Supplies

     80,205    26,031    54,174
                
   (Won) 867,871    43,947    823,924
                


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7 Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment as of September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007 are as follows:

 

In millions of Won    2008     2007  

Acquisition cost:

    

Land

   (Won) 406,870     336,434  

Buildings

     2,543,000     2,374,513  

Structures

     179,338     172,453  

Machinery and equipment

     15,168,632     14,740,001  

Tools

     201,433     192,817  

Furniture and fixtures

     498,144     469,256  

Vehicles

     22,029     14,463  

Others

     9,256     8,887  

Machinery-in-transit

     638,431     19,043  

Construction-in-progress

     2,060,914     745,606  
              
     21,728,047     19,073,473  

Less accumulated depreciation

     (13,481,518 )   (11,504,020 )

Less accumulated impairment loss

     (7 )   (16,139 )

Less government subsidies (*)

     (31,625 )   (24,791 )
              

Property, plant and equipment, net

   (Won) 8,214,897     7,528,523  
              

 

(*) The Company acquired land at EUR1 in 2006 and received cash grants which are intended to be used for the construction of a plant according to an investment agreement with the Polish Government. The land was recognized at fair value at the acquisition date, amounting to PLN57,413 thousand ((Won)28,830 million), and the corresponding amount less EUR1 was recognized as a deduction to land. The cash grants amounting to PLN43,221 thousand ((Won)21,703 million) were recorded as a other non-current liability due to the repayment contingency to be determined based on the level of employment and investment by 2012. Other government subsidies are related to purchase of buildings, structures and machinery and equipment.

The Company capitalizes the interest expense and loss on foreign currency translation incurred on borrowings used to finance the cost of constructing facilities and equipment. Capitalized loss on foreign currency translation and interest expenses for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2008 and the year ended December 31, 2007, amount to (Won)29,702 million and (Won)25,217 million, respectively.


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Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

September 30, 2008

(Unaudited)

 

8 Debentures

 

  (a) Details of debentures issued by the Company as of September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007 are as follows:

 

In millions of Won                        
    

Maturity

   Annual
interest rate
    2008     2007  

Local currency debentures

         

Public debentures

   October 2008~ March 2010    3.50~5.00 %   (Won) 1,100,000     1,180,000  

Private debentures

   December 2010~ June 2011    5.30~5.89 %     600,000     600,000  

Less discount on debentures

          (4,874 )   (9,526 )

Less current portion of debentures

          (479,283 )   (249,110 )
                   
          1,215,843     1,521,364  
                   

Foreign currency debentures

         

Convertible bond

   April 2012    zero coupon       511,555     511,555  

Less discount on debentures

          (1,882 )   (2,237 )

Less conversion right adjustment

          (99,578 )   (118,323 )

Add redemption premium

          85,788     85,788  
                   
          495,883     476,783  
        (Won) 1,711,726     1,998,147  
                   

Principal of the local currency debentures are to be repaid at maturity and interests are paid quarterly. The Controlling Company has redeemed local currency debentures amounting to (Won)80,000 million for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2008. As a result, the Controlling Company recognized gain and loss on redemption of debentures of (Won)1,152 million and (Won)13 million, respectively.

 

  (b) Details of the convertible bond as of September 30, 2008 are as follows:

 

    

Terms and Conditions

Issue date

   April 18, 2007

Maturity date

   April 18, 2012

Conversion period

   April 19, 2008 ~ April 3, 2012

Conversion price in Won

   (Won) 48,760

Issued amount

   USD 550 million

The bond will be repaid at 116.77% of their principal amount at maturity unless the put option of bondholders are exercised in which case the bondholders will be repaid at 109.75% of their principal amount on April 18, 2010.


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Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

September 30, 2008

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8 Debentures, Continued

The Controlling Company is entitled to exercise a call option after three years from the date of issue at the amount of the principal and interest, calculated at 3.125% of the annual yield to maturity, from the issue date to the repayment date. The call option can be exercised only when the market price of the common shares on each of 20 trading days in 30 consecutive trading days ending on the trading day immediately prior to the date upon which notice of such redemption is published exceeds at least 130% of the conversion price. In addition, in the event that at least 90% of the initial principal amount of the bonds has been redeemed, converted, or purchased and cancelled, the remaining bonds may also be redeemed, at the Controlling Company’s option, at the amount of the principal and interest from the date of issue to the repayment date prior to their maturity.

Based on the terms and conditions of the bond, the conversion price was decreased from (Won)49,070 to (Won)48,760 per share due to payment of cash dividends of (Won)750 per share for the year ended December 31, 2007. The number of common shares to be issued if the outstanding convertible bonds are fully converted is as follows:

 

In Won and share

   September 30, 2008    December 31, 2007

Convertible bond amount (*)

   (Won) 513,480,000,000    513,480,000,000

Conversion price

   (Won) 48,760    49,070

Common shares to be issued

     10,530,762    10,464,234

 

(*) The exchange rate for the conversion is fixed at (Won)933.6 to USD 1.

 

  (c) Aggregate maturities of the Company’s debentures as of September 30, 2008 are as follows:

 

In millions of Won               

Period

   Debentures    Convertible
bonds
   Total

October 1, 2008 ~ September 30, 2009

   (Won) 480,000    —      480,000

October 1, 2009 ~ September 30, 2010

     620,000    —      620,000

October 1, 2010 ~ September 30, 2011

     600,000    —      600,000

October 1, 2011 ~ September 30, 2012

     —      597,343    597,343
                
   (Won) 1,700,000    597,343    2,297,343
                

In the above schedule, it was assumed that the convertible bonds will be repaid in full at maturity with redemption premium amounting to (Won)85,788 million.


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Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

September 30, 2008

(Unaudited)

 

9 Short-Term Borrowings and Long-Term Debt

 

  (a) Short-term borrowings as of September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007 are as follows:

 

In millions of Won, USD, JPY, except interest rate                

Lender

   Annual interest rate(*)     2008    2007

Factoring of accounts receivable

       

Korea Exchange Bank and others

   LIBOR + 0.60 ~ 1.50 %   (Won) 662,745      —  

Foreign currency equivalent

     USD  558      —  
               

Working capital

       

Mizuho Bank and others

   TIBOR + 0.39 ~ 0.40 %     7,323      4,660

Foreign currency equivalent

     JPY  640    JPY  556
               
     (Won) 670,068      4,660
               

 

(*) TIBOR represents Tokyo Inter-Bank Offered Rates.

 

  (b) Long-term debt as of September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007 is as follows:

 

In millions of Won, USD, CNY, EUR, except interest rate                 

Lender

   Annual interest rate(*)   2008     2007  

Local currency loans

      

The Export-Import Bank of Korea

   5.88 ~ 6.08%   (Won) 9,850       49,117  

Korea Development Bank

   Ref + 0.77%     45,000       60,000  

Shinhan Bank

   3 year Korean Treasury
Bond rate
less 1.25%
    18,982       18,982  

Less current portion of long-term debt

       (39,850 )     (61,767 )
                  
      
       33,982       66,332  
                  
      

Foreign currency loans

      

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China and others

   6ML + 0.50% ~ 0.68%,
95% of the Basic Rate
published by the
People’s Bank of China,
3M EURIBOR + 0.60%
    289,637       245,076  

The Export-Import Bank of Korea

   6ML + 0.69 ~ 1.20%     66,511       58,168  

Korea Development Bank

   3ML + 0.66 ~ 1.35%     175,186       159,494  

Kookmin Bank and others

   3ML + 0.35 ~ 0.53%     475,080       375,280  
   6ML + 0.41%     237,540       187,640  
                  

Foreign currency equivalent

     USD 937     USD  978  
     CNY 70     CNY  100  
     EUR 70     EUR 70  

Less current portion of long-term debt

       (67,295 )     (98,205 )
                  
       1,176,659       927,453  
                  
     (Won) 1,210,641       993,785  
                  

 

(*) ML represents Month LIBOR (London Inter-Bank Offered Rates) and M EURIBOR represents Month EURIBOR (Euro Inter-Bank Offered Rates) and Ref represents Korea Development Bank Benchmark Interest Rates.


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Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

September 30, 2008

(Unaudited)

 

9 Short-Term Borrowings and Long-Term Debt, Continued

 

  (c) Aggregate maturities of the Company’s long-term debt as of September 30, 2008 are as follows:

 

In millions of Won               

Period

   Local
currency loans
   Foreign
currency loans
   Total

October 1, 2008 ~ September 30, 2009

   (Won) 39,850    67,295    107,145

October 1, 2009 ~ September 30, 2010

     17,088    91,262    108,350

October 1, 2010 ~ September 30, 2011

     3,733    689,059    692,792

October 1, 2011 ~ September 30, 2012

     3,796    338,997    342,793

Thereafter

     9,365    57,341    66,706
                
   (Won) 73,832    1,243,954    1,317,786
                

 

10 Share-Based Payments

 

  (a) The terms and conditions of grants as of September 30, 2008 are as follows:

 

    

Descriptions

Settlement method

   Cash settlement

Type of arrangement

   Stock appreciation rights (granted to senior executive)

Date of grant

   April 7, 2005

Weighted-average exercise price (*1)

   (Won)44,050

Number of rights granted

   450,000

Number of rights forfeited (*2)

   230,000

Number of rights cancelled (*3)

   110,000

Number of rights outstanding

   110,000

Exercise period

   From April 8, 2008 to April 7, 2012

Vesting conditions

   Two years of service from the date of grant

 

(*1) The exercise price at the grant date was (Won)44,260 per stock appreciation right (“SARs”). However, the exercise price was subsequently adjusted to (Won)44,050 due to additional issuance of common shares in 2005.
(*2) SARs were forfeited in connection with senior executives who left the Controlling Company before meeting the vesting requirement.
(*3) If the appreciation of the Controlling Company’s share price is equal or less than that of the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (“KOSPI”) over the three-year period following the grant date, only 50% of the outstanding SARs are exercisable. As the actual increase rate of the Controlling Company’s share price for the three-year period ending April 7, 2008, was less than that of the KOSPI for the same three-year period, only 110,000 shares, 50% of the outstanding SARs, as of September 30, 2008 are exercisable.


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Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

September 30, 2008

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10 Share-Based Payments, Continued

 

  (b) The changes in the number of SARs outstanding for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2008 and for the year ended December 31, 2007 are as follows:

 

In share          
     Stock appreciation rights
     2008    2007

Balance at beginning of period

   220,000    260,000

Forfeited or cancelled

   110,000    40,000

Outstanding at end of period

   110,000    220,000

Exercisable at end of period

   110,000    —  

 

  (c) The Controlling Company reversed accumulated stock compensation cost of (Won)560 million for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2008 as the market price of the Controlling Company’s common share was less than the exercise price of a SAR.

 

11 Commitments and Contingencies

(a) Commitments

Overdraft agreements and credit facility agreement

As of September 30, 2008, the Controlling Company has bank overdraft agreements with Woori Bank and other various banks amounting to (Won)59,000 million in aggregate and has a revolving credit facility agreement with Shinhan Bank and several other banks totaling (Won)100,000 million and USD100 million.

Factoring and securitization of accounts receivable

As of September 30, 2008, the Controlling Company has agreements with Korea Exchange Bank and other several banks for U.S. dollar denominated accounts receivable negotiating facilities of up to an aggregate of USD1,646.5 million.

In October 2006, LG Display America, Inc., LG Display Germany GmbH and LG Display Shanghai Co., Ltd. and LG Display Hong Kong Co., Ltd. entered into a five-year accounts receivable selling program with Standard Chartered Bank, selling accounts receivable on a revolving basis, of up to USD600 million. The Controlling Company joined this program in April 2007. For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2008, no accounts and notes receivable were sold that are past due.

Letters of credit

The Controlling Company has agreements with Korea Exchange Bank and several other banks in relation to the opening of letters of credit amounting to (Won)20,000 million and USD35.5 million.


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11 Commitments and Contingencies, Continued

 

Payment guarantees

The Controlling Company receives repayment guarantees from ABN AMRO Bank amounting to USD8.5 million relating to value added tax payments in Poland. As of September 30, 2008, the Controlling Company entered into a payment guarantee agreement with a syndicate of banks including Kookmin Bank and Societe Generale in connection with a EUR70 million term loan credit facility of LG Display Poland Sp. zo.o.

LG Display America, Inc. and other subsidiaries have entered into short-term credit facility agreements of up to USD57 million, EUR3.6 million, and JPY5,200 million with Comerica Bank and other various banks. LG Display Japan Co., Ltd. and LG Display Taiwan Co., Ltd. are provided with repayment guarantees from the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi and ABN AMRO Bank amounting to JPY1,300 million and USD4 million, respectively, relating to their local tax payments.

License agreements

As of September 30, 2008, in relation to its TFT-LCD business, the Controlling Company has technical license agreements with Hitachi, Ltd., and others and has a trademark license agreement with LG Corporation. The trademark license agreement with Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. has expired on June 30, 2008.

(b) Contingencies

As of September 30, 2008, the Controlling Company is involved in several legal proceedings and claims arising in the ordinary course of business. The Controlling Company’s management does not expect that the outcome in these legal proceedings and claims, individually or collectively, will have any material adverse effect on the Controlling Company’s financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

Patent infringement lawsuit against Chi Mei Optoelectronics Corp. and others

On December 1, 2006, the Controlling Company filed a complaint against Chi Mei Optoelectronics Corp. and AU Optronics Corp. alleging patent infringement related to liquid crystal display and manufacturing process for TFT-LCDs in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware. On March 8, 2007, AU Optronics Corp. countersued the Controlling Company in the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin, but the case was transferred to the United States District Court for the District of Delaware due to the Controlling Company’s motion to transfer. On May 4, 2007, Chi Mei Optoelectronics Corp. countersued the Controlling Company for patent infringement in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, but, on March 31, 2008, the suit was transferred to the United States District Court for the District of Delaware according to the Controlling Company’s motion to transfer.

Intervention in Positive Technologies, Inc.’s patent infringement lawsuit

On April 14, 2006, Positive Technologies, Inc. filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas against, among others, several of the Controlling Company’s customers, including BenQ America Corp., Hitachi America Ltd., Panasonic Corp. of North America, Philips Electronics North America Corp. and Toshiba America, Inc. for alleged infringement of two of its patents relating to LCD displays. Positive Technologies, Inc. is seeking, among other things, damages for past infringement. On March 7, 2007, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas granted the Controlling Company’s intervention in the patent infringement case brought by Positive Technologies, Inc.


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Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

September 30, 2008

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11 Commitments and Contingencies, Continued

 

Anvik Corporation’s lawsuit for infringement of patent

On February 2, 2007, Anvik Corporation filed a patent infringement case against the Controlling Company, along with other LCD manufacturing companies in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, in connection with the usage of photo-masking equipment manufactured by Nikon Corporation.

AtratechJapan Corporation’s lawsuit for infringement of patent

On July 31, 2008, AtratechJapan Corporation filed a patent infringement case related to back light unit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas against LG Display America, Inc., along with other LCD companies.

Investigation on anti-competitive activities by authorities in Korea, Japan and U.S.

The Controlling Company is currently under investigation by the fair trade or antitrust authorities in Korea, Japan, U.S. and other markets with respect to possible anti-competitive activities in the LCD industry. As of September 30, 2008, the Controlling Company, along with a number of other companies in the LCD industry, has been named as defendants in a number of purported federal class actions in the United States alleging that the defendants violated the antitrust laws in connection with the sale of LCD panels. In February 2007, the Controlling Company and certain of its officers and directors have been named as defendants in a federal class action in the United States by the shareholders of the Controlling Company alleging violations of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, by the Controlling Company and certain of its officers and directors in connection with possible anti-competitive activities in the LCD industry.

 

12 Derivative Instruments

(a) Details of derivative instruments as of September 30, 2008 are as follows:

 

Hedging purpose

  

Derivative instrument

Hedge of fair value    Foreign Currency Forwards
Hedge of cash flows    Foreign Currency Forwards
   Cross Currency Swap
   Interest Rate Swap

(b) Hedge of fair value

The Controlling Company enters into foreign currency forward contracts to manage the exposure to changes in currency exchange rates of foreign currency denominated accounts receivable and accounts payable in accordance with its foreign currency risk management policy. Hedge accounting is not applied related to the abovementioned derivatives.


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Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

September 30, 2008

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12 Derivative Instruments, Continued

 

(i) Foreign Currency Forwards

Details of foreign currency forwards outstanding as of September 30, 2008 are as follows:

 

In millions of Won and thousands of USD, except forward rate and maturity date

Bank

   Maturity date    Selling    Buying    Forward rate

ABN AMRO Bank and others

   October 2, 2008~
November 28, 2008
   USD 200,000    (Won) 207,946    (Won)

(Won)

1,017.5~

1,051.9:USD1

(ii) Unrealized gains and losses related to the above derivatives as of September 30, 2008 are as follows:

 

In millions of Won

Type

   Unrealized gains    Unrealized losses

Foreign Currency Forwards

   (Won) —      28,619

The unrealized losses are charged to operations as losses on foreign currency translation for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2008.

 

  (c) Hedge of cash flows

The Controlling Company enters into foreign currency forward contracts to manage the exposure to changes in foreign currency related to purchase of raw materials and sale of products in accordance with its foreign currency risk management policy. In addition, the Controlling Company entered into cross currency swap and interest rate swap contracts to manage the exposure to changes in cash flows from changes in foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates related to floating rate notes.

Net unrealized gains and losses, net of related taxes, incurred relating to cash flow hedges from forecasted exports and the purchase of materials, were recorded as accumulated other comprehensive income. Unrealized gains and losses from the contracts that did not meet the requirements for a cash flow hedge were charged to operations as foreign currency translation gains and losses.

(i) Foreign Currency Forwards

Details of foreign currency forwards outstanding as of September 30, 2008 are as follows:

 

In millions of Won and thousands of USD, except forward rate and maturity date

Bank

  

Maturity date

   Selling    Buying    Forward rate

ABN AMRO Bank and others

   October 1, 2008 ~ January 28, 2009    USD 555,000    (Won) 574,866    (Won)

(Won)

958.4 ~

1,086.7:USD 1

The net unrealized losses recorded, under accumulated other comprehensive income, are expected to be recognized as realized gains and losses within the next twelve months.


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12 Derivative Instruments, Continued

 

(ii) Cross Currency Swap

 

In millions of Won and thousands of USD, except forward rate and maturity date

Bank

  

Maturity date

   Selling    Buying   

Contract rate

Kookmin Bank and others

   August 29, 2011~ January 31, 2012     

(Won)

—  

143,269

   USD 150,000

—  

  

Receive floating rate

Pay fixed rate

  

3M LIBOR ~

3M LIBOR+0.53%

4.54%~5.35%

In relation to the abovementioned cross currency swap, unrealized losses amounting to (Won)2,181 million, recorded as accumulated other comprehensive income, are expected to be charged to operations as gains and losses within the next twelve months.

(iii) Interest Rate Swap

 

In thousands of USD, except forward rate and maturity date

Bank

  

Maturity date

   Contract amount    Contract rate

SC First Bank

   May 21, 2009 ~ May 24, 2010    USD150,000    Receive

floating rate

Pay fixed rate

   6M LIBOR 5.375% ~ 5.644%

In relation to the abovementioned interest rate swap, unrealized losses amounting to (Won)2,850 million, recorded as accumulated other comprehensive income, are expected to be charged to operations as gains and losses within the next twelve months.

(iv) Unrealized gains and losses related to hedge of cash flows as of September 30, 2008 are as follows:

 

In millions of Won

Type

   Unrealized
gains
   Unrealized
losses
   Cash flow hedge
requirements

Foreign currency forwards

   (Won)  —      81,103    Fulfilled

Cross currency swap(*)

     —      6,558    Fulfilled

Interest rate swap

     —      7,037    Fulfilled

 

  (*) The unrealized gains amounting to (Won)37,425 million that related to the hedge of foreign exchange rate risk are recognized as gains and losses in the consolidated statement of income in the current period.


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12 Derivative Instruments, Continued

 

  (d) Realized gains and losses related to derivative instruments for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2008 are as follows:

 

In millions of Won

Hedge purpose

  

Type

   Transaction
gains
   Transaction
losses

Cash flow hedge

   Cross currency swap    (Won) 145    979

Cash flow hedge

   Interest rate swap      —      561

Cash flow hedge

   Foreign currency forwards      5,514    116,810

Fair value hedge

   Foreign currency forwards      12,104    105,457

Fair value hedge

   Range forward options      2,441    59,538

The transaction gains and losses are charged to operations for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2008.

 

13 Income Taxes

 

  (a) Income tax expense for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2008 is as follows:

 

In millions of Won    2008  

Current income taxes

   (Won) 358,081  

Change in deferred income taxes from temporary differences

     (21,903 )

Change in deferred income taxes from tax credit

     91,311  

Change in deferred income taxes charged directly to stockholders’ equity

     (43,133 )
        

Income tax expense

   (Won) 384,356  
        

 

  (b) Changes in accumulated temporary differences for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2008 are as follows:

 

In millions of Won    January 1, 2008    Increase (decrease)     September 30, 2008  

Inventories

   (Won) 24,236    29,627     53,863  

Derivatives

     15,561    (24,367 )   (8,806 )

Property, plant and equipment

     390,226    (56,042 )   334,184  

Warranty reserve

     49,295    21,824     71,119  

Others

     32,537    (90,857 )   (58,320 )
                   
   (Won) 511,855    (119,815 )   392,040  
                   


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September 30, 2008

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13 Income Taxes, Continued

 

  (c) Changes in deferred income tax assets (liabilities) for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2008 are as follows :

 

In millions of Won    January 1,
2008
    Increase
(decrease)
    September 30,
2008
    Current     Non-Current  

Inventories

   (Won) 5,978     8,773     14,751     14,751     —    

Derivatives

     3,898     (6,320 )   (2,422 )   (2,422 )   —    

Property, plant and equipment

     63,733     19,015     82,748     —       82,748  

Warranty reserve

     12,348     7,210     19,558     14,860     4,698  

Others

     (11,946 )   36,358     24,412     7,447     16,965  
                                

Total

     74,011     65,036     139,047     34,636     104,411  

Deferred income taxes added to stockholders’ equity

     6,303     (43,133 )   (36,830 )   23,687     (60,517 )

Tax credit carryforwards

     403,670     (91,311 )   312,359     291,957     20,402  
                                
   (Won) 483,984     (69,408 )   414,576     350,280     64,296  
                                

 

  (d) The Controlling Company’s statutory tax rate is 27.5%. Under the Foreign Investment Promotion Act of Korea, from September 1999, the Controlling Company is entitled to an exemption from income taxes in proportion to the percentage of foreign equity for seven years following the registration of each foreign equity investment, and at one-half of that percentage for the subsequent three years.

 

14 Consolidated Comprehensive Income

Consolidated comprehensive income for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 are as follows:

 

In millions of Won    2008     2007  

Net income

   (Won) 1,770,681     584,119  

Change in cumulative translation adjustments, net of tax effect of (Won)(55,782) million in 2008 and (Won)1,051 million in 2007

     124,621     17,965  

Change in fair value of available-for-sale securities, net of tax effect of (Won)(7,744) million in 2008 and Nil in 2007

     20,417     —    

Change in equity arising from application of equity method, net of tax effect of (Won)(187) million in 2008 and Nil in 2007

     493     —    

Gain on valuation of cash flow hedges, net of tax effect of (Won)568 million in 2008 and (Won)6,303 million in 2007

     (1,498 )   (16,616 )

Loss on valuation of cash flow hedges, net of tax effect of (Won)20,012 million in 2008 and (Won)(2,892) million in 2007

     (52,759 )   7,626  
              

Consolidated Comprehensive income

     1,861,955     593,094  
              

Comprehensive income of the Controlling Company

     1,861,953     593,094  
              

Comprehensive income of minority interest

   (Won) 2     —    


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15 Cost of Sales

Cost of sales for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 are as follows:

 

In millions of Won    2008    2007

Finished goods

   (Won)       9,253,423      8,853,530

Beginning balance of inventories

     453,034        572,210    

Cost of goods manufactured

     9,630,524        8,768,249    

Ending balance of inventories

     (830,135 )      (486,929 )  

Merchandise

     168,443      —  

Others

     6,760      21,877
                       
   (Won)       9,428,626      8,875,407
                       

 

16 Selling and Administrative Expenses

Selling and administrative expenses for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 are as follows:

 

In millions of Won    2008    2007

Salaries

   (Won) 103,214    72,849

Severance benefits

     7,567    6,706

Other employee benefits

     16,258    8,963

Shipping cost

     142,815    140,255

Rent

     9,096    7,969

Fees and commissions

     61,767    77,656

Insurance expenses

     5,797    4,036

Entertainment

     3,885    2,697

Depreciation

     15,568    8,696

Traveling expenses

     10,965    7,011

Training expenses

     7,661    2,121

Taxes and dues

     6,581    3,679

Advertising

     39,539    21,178

Sales promotion

     10,768    11,190

Development costs

     5,382    1,999

Research

     103,207    74,974

Bad debt expenses

     —      2,771

A/S

     86,278    52,535

Others

     19,160    12,185
           
   (Won) 655,508    519,470
           


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Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

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17 Earnings Per Share

 

  (a) Basic earnings per share for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 are as follows:

 

In Won, except share information    2008    2007

Net income

   (Won) 1,770,679,221,054    584,118,742,566

Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding

     357,815,700    357,815,700
           

Earnings per share

   (Won) 4,949    1,632
           

There were no events or transactions that result in changes in the number of common shares used for calculating earnings per share.

 

  (b) Diluted earnings per share for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 are as follows:

 

In Won, except share information    2008    2007

Net income

   (Won) 1,770,679,221,054    584,118,742,566

Interest on convertible bond, net of tax

     14,191,053,047    8,426,883,571

Adjusted income

     1,784,870,274,101    592,545,626,137

Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding and common equivalent shares(*)

     368,346,462    364,446,905
           

Diluted earnings per share

   (Won) 4,846    1,626
           

 

(*) Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding calculated as follows:

 

In shares    2008    2007

Weighted-average number of common shares (basic)

   357,815,700    357,815,700

Effect of conversion of convertible bonds(**)

   10,530,762    6,631,205
         

Weighted-average number of common shares (diluted) at September 30, 2008

   368,346,462    364,446,905
         


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17 Earnings Per Share, Continued

 

  (**) The conversion effect of the convertible bond for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 are as follows:

 

In shares    2008    2007

Number of convertible bonds

     

1st

   —      268,338

2nd

   10,530,762    10,464,234

Period

     

1st

   —      January 1, 2007 ~

September 30, 2007

2nd

   January 1, 2008 ~
September 30, 2008
   April 18, 2007 ~

September 30, 2007

Weighted

     

1st

   —      273 days / 273 days

2nd

   274 days / 274 days    166 days / 273 days

Effect of conversion of convertible bonds

     

1st

   —      268,338

2nd

   10,530,762    6,362,867
         
   10,530,762    6,631,205
         

 

  (c) Earnings per share and diluted earnings per share for the year ended December 31, 2007 were (Won)3,756 and (Won)3,716, respectively.

 

18 Transactions and Balances with Related Companies

 

  (a) Details of the Company’s related parties as of September 30, 2008 are as follows:

 

Parent

  

Control relationship

LG Corp.    Company that has significant influence over the Company
LG Electronics Inc.(*)    Controlling party
  

Other related parties(**)

  

Relationship

Paju Electric Glass Co., Ltd.,

TLI Inc.,

AVACO Co., Ltd,

NEW OPTICS Ltd., and

Guangzhou New Vision Technology Research and Development Limited

   Equity-method investee


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September 30, 2008

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18 Transactions and Balances with Related Companies, Continued

 

Other related parties(**)

  

Relationship

Dacom Multimedia Internet Corporation,

   Affiliates

Dacom Crossing Corporation, Siltron Incorporated,

  

LG Management Development Institute Co., Ltd.,

  

LG Sports Ltd., LG CNS Co., Ltd., Serveone Co.,Ltd.,

  

Hiplaza Co.,Ltd., LG Dow Polycarbonate,

  

LG N-Sys Inc., LG MMA Corporation,

  

LG Innotek Co., Ltd., LG Powercom Corp.,

  

Seatek Co.,Ltd., V-ENS Co., Ltd.,

  

Hi Business Logistics, Lusem Co., Ltd., CSLeader,

  

AIN Tele Service, Biztech&Ektimo Co. Ltd.,

  

LG Solar Energy Inc., Coca-Cola Beverage Co.,

  

LG CHEM Ltd., LG Dacom Corporation,

  

LG International Corp.,

  

LG Household & Health care Ltd.,

  

LG Life Sciences, Ltd., LG Telecom Co., Ltd.,

  

LG Micron Ltd.,

  

Jiheung, TWIN WINE,

  

Korea Commercial Vehicle Co., Ltd.,

  

Ucess Partners Co.,Ltd.,

  

System Air-con Engineering Incorporation

  

Giovine, Pixdix, CS One partner Corp.

  

 

(*) The Company’s parent and ultimate parent is LG Electronics Inc. and LG Corp., respectively. LG Electronics Inc. files consolidated financial statements.
(**) The Controlling Company acquired equity interests in TLI Inc. and AVACO Co., Ltd., during the three-month period ended June 30, 2008, and acquired equity interests in NEW OPTICS Ltd. and Guangzhou New Vision Technology Research and Development Limited, during the three-month period ended September 30, 2008. The investments in these investees have been accounted for using the equity method.

During the three-month period ended March 31, 2008, Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., which had significant influence over the Controlling Company in 2007, sold its share interest in the Controlling Company resulting in decreased share interest of 13.2% (47,225 thousand shares) and resigned from the Controlling Company’s management. Accordingly, Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. was excluded from the companies that have significant influence over the Controlling Company as of September 30, 2008.


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18 Transactions and Balances with Related Companies, Continued

 

  (b) Significant transactions which occurred in the normal course of business with related companies, excluding consolidated subsidiaries, for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 are as follows:

 

In millions of Won    Sales and other    Purchases and other
   2008    2007    2008    2007

Controlling party

   (Won) 2,596,071    3,130,275    (Won) 197,159    66,206

Companies that have significant

influence over the Company

     —      —        18,233    12,173

Equity-method investee

     404    —        435,694    115,564

Other related parties

     1,179,866    736,964      2,527,567    1,551,027
                       
   (Won) 3,776,341    3,867,239    (Won) 3,178,653    1,744,970
                       

 

  (c) Account balances with related companies, excluding consolidated subsidiaries, as of September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007 are as follows:

 

In millions of Won    Trade accounts and notes
receivable and other
   Trade accounts and notes
payable and other
   2008    2007    2008    2007

Controlling party

   (Won) 641,711    400,348    (Won) 74,848    26,003

Companies that have significant influence over the Company

     2,255    259,580      1,604    8,654

Equity-method investee

     2    —        81,732    30,291

Other related parties

     206,446    114,539      783,517    371,079
                       
   (Won) 850,414    774,467    (Won) 941,701    436,027
                       

 

 

(d)

Key management compensation costs for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 are as follows:

 

In millions of Won    2008    2007

Salaries

   (Won) 1,255    1,286

Severance benefits

     249    605

Incentive compensation

     827    —  
           
   (Won) 2,331    1,891
           

Key management refers to the registered directors who have significant control and responsibilities over the Company’s operations and business.


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18 Transactions and Balances with Related Companies, Continued

 

  (e) Transactions between the Controlling Company and its consolidated subsidiaries for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 are as follows:

 

In millions of Won    Sales and other income    Purchases and other
expense
   2008    2007    2008    2007

LG Display America, Inc.

   (Won) 1,718,293    1,111,997    (Won) —      11

LG Display Taiwan Co., Ltd.

     2,775,379    2,494,511      —      68

LG Display Japan Co., Ltd.

     1,145,967    939,147      —      24

LG Display Germany GmbH

     1,997,295    1,653,539      2,811    165

LG Display Nanjing Co., Ltd.

     5,779    7,472      248,206    202,280

LG Display Shanghai Co., Ltd.

     1,383,417    987,095      —      17

LG Display Hong Kong Co., Ltd.

     —      699,687      —      8

LG Display Poland Sp. zo.o.

     15,744    7,281      104,302    55,847

LG Display Guangzhou Co., Ltd.

     12,990    12      66,905    —  

LG Display Shenzhen Co., Ltd.

     867,046    119,520      —      —  
                       
   (Won) 9,921,910    8,020,261    (Won) 422,224    258,420
                       

 

  (f) Account balances between the Controlling Company and its consolidated subsidiaries, as of September 30, 2008 and 2007 are as follows:

 

In millions of Won    Trade accounts
and notes receivable
   Trade accounts
and notes payable
   2008    2007    2008    2007

LG Display America, Inc.

   (Won) 343,536    213,095    (Won) —      —  

LG Display Taiwan Co., Ltd.

     331,492    494,084      —      13

LG Display Japan Co., Ltd.

     135,273    154,182      —      1

LG Display Germany GmbH

     568,127    549,987      2,811    3

LG Display Nanjing Co., Ltd.

     6,377    10,191      118,438    44,636

LG Display Shanghai Co., Ltd.

     239,544    247,679      —      —  

LG Display Hong Kong Co., Ltd.

     —      33      —      49

LG Display Poland Sp. zo.o.

     1,996    14,310      62,847    22,170

LG Display Guangzhou Co., Ltd.

     21,067    15,038      24,494    470

LG Display Shenzhen Co., Ltd.

     153,800    222,565      —      —  
                       
   (Won)  1,801,212    1,921,164    (Won) 208,590    67,342
                       


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19 Segment Information

The Company manufactures and sells TFT-LCD and AM-OLED products. Export sales represent approximately 93% of total sales for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2008.

The following is a summary of operations by region based on the location of the business for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2008:

 

In millions of Won    Korea     Asia     America     Europe     Consolidation
Adjustment
    Consolidation
     Domestic    Export            

Total sales

   (Won) 821,537    11,321,001     6,618,969     1,650,064     2,065,036     (10,368,620 )   12,107,987

Inter-company sales

     —      (9,888,909 )   (365,067 )   (4,501 )   (110,143 )   10,368,620     —  
                                         

Net sales

   (Won) 821,537    1,432,092     6,253,902     1,645,563     1,954,893     —       12,107,987
                                         

Operating income

   (Won)      1,969,240     39,154     (5,653 )   11,482     9,630     2,023,853
                                         

Total assets

   (Won)      16,873,373     2,209,698     527,569     1,189,549     (2,973,566 )   17,826,623
                                         

 

20 Supplemental Cash Flow Information

Significant transactions not affecting cash flows for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 are as follows:

 

In millions of Won    2008    2007  

Other accounts payable arising from purchase of property, plant and equipment

   (Won) 802,187    (631,215 )
             

 

21 Subsequent event

The Controlling Company and Taiwan’s AmTRAN Technology Co., Ltd. entered into an agreement to set up a joint venture in China to produce LCD Module and TV sets and established Suzhou Raken Technology Ltd. on October 7, 2008. The Controlling Company agreed to invest a total of USD10.41 million for a 51% equity interest in the joint venture, and as of the date of this report, the Controlling Company invested USD9.91 million. The joint venture’s board of directors consists of 4 directors and each party is entitled to nominate 2 directors.


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Interim Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Unaudited)

December 31, 2007 and September 30, 2008

 

(In millions of Korean Won, and thousands of U.S. dollars, except for share data)    2007    2008    2008
(note 1(c))

Assets

        

Current assets:

        

Cash and cash equivalents

   (Won) 1,196,423    (Won) 784,665    $ 650,473

Short-term financial instruments

     785,000      3,000,000      2,486,944

Accounts receivable, net (note 3)

        

Trade, net

     1,565,223      2,050,905      1,700,162

Due from affiliates

     774,467      850,414      704,977

Others, net

     97,098      23,150      19,191

Prepaid expenses

     41,435      57,050      47,293

Prepaid value added tax

     105,924      196,824      163,163

Deferred income tax assets (note 11)

     335,347      351,317      291,235

Inventories (note 5)

     823,924      1,512,175      1,253,565

Available-for-sale securities (notes 4 and 16)

     63      74      61

Other current assets (note 16)

     29,472      96,274      79,808
                    

Total current assets

     5,754,376      8,922,848      7,396,872

Long-term prepaid expenses

     181,511      176,372      146,209

Property, plant and equipment, net (notes 8 and 18)

     7,591,654      8,277,379      6,861,791

Intangible assets, net

     77,487      179,625      148,906

Deferred income tax assets (note 11)

     160,464      49,923      41,385

Available-for-sale securities (notes 4 and 16)

     1      122,354      101,429

Equity method investments (note 6)

     24,704      59,313      49,169

Other non-current assets (note 16)

     54,503      111,850      92,723
                    

Total non-current assets

     8,090,324      8,976,816      7,441,612
                    

Total assets

   (Won) 13,844,700    (Won) 17,899,664    $ 14,838,484
                    

Liabilities, Minority Interest and Stockholders’ Equity

        

Current liabilities:

        

Trade accounts payable

        

Trade

   (Won) 714,814    (Won) 912,779    $ 756,677

Due to affiliates

     279,887      355,530      294,728

Other accounts payable (note 18)

        

Others

     458,764      920,987      763,481

Due to affiliates

     156,140      586,171      485,925

Short-term borrowings (notes 9 and 15)

     4,660      670,068      555,474

Accrued expenses

     99,288      225,734      187,129

Income taxes payable

     78,133      343,564      284,808

Current portion of long-term debt and debentures (notes 10 and 16)

     409,236      586,559      486,246

Other current liabilities (note 16)

     248,377      209,901      174,003
                    

Total current liabilities

     2,449,299      4,811,293      3,988,471

Long-term debt, net of current portion (notes 10, 15 and 16)

     3,044,252      3,109,606      2,577,805

Long-term other accounts payable (notes 1 and 16)

     31,046      51,634      42,804

Long-term accrued expenses

     17,828      17,603      14,593

Long-term unearned income

     —        82,989      68,796

Accrued severance benefits, net

     53,496      99,825      82,753

Other non-current liabilities (note 16)

     —        25,740      21,338
                    

Total non-current liabilities

     3,146,622      3,387,397      2,808,089
                    

Total liabilities

     5,595,921      8,198,690      6,796,560
                    

Minority interest (note 1)

     86      88      73
                    

Stockholders’ equity (note 12)

        

Common stock, (Won)5,000 par value. Authorized 500,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 357,815,700 shares in 2007 and 2008

     1,789,079      1,789,079      1,483,113

Capital surplus

     2,249,637      2,253,444      1,868,062

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     15,686      105,515      87,470

Retained earnings

     4,194,291      5,552,848      4,603,206
                    

Total stockholders’ equity

     8,248,693      9,700,886      8,041,851
                    

Commitments and contingencies (note 15)

        
                    

Total liabilities, minority interest and stockholders’ equity

   (Won) 13,844,700    (Won) 17,899,664    $ 14,838,484
                    

See accompanying notes to interim consolidated financial statements.


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Interim Consolidated Statements of Income

(Unaudited)

Three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2007 and 2008

 

     Three Months Ended September 30,     Nine Months Ended September 30,  
(In millions of Korean Won, and thousands of U.S. dollars, except
for earnings per share)
   2007     2008     2007     2008     2008
(note 1(c))
 

Sales (note 17)

          

Related parties

   (Won) 1,510,472     (Won) 346,966     (Won) 3,867,239     (Won) 3,776,341     $ 3,130,516  

Others

     2,442,593       3,514,064       6,162,863       8,331,646       6,906,777  
                                        
     3,953,065       3,861,030       10,030,102       12,107,987       10,037,293  

Cost of sales

     3,053,320       3,372,008       8,845,458       9,410,005       7,800,717  
                                        

Gross profit

     899,745       489,022       1,184,644       2,697,982       2,236,576  

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     227,794       224,266       570,402       640,971       531,353  
                                        

Operating income

     671,951       264,756       614,242       2,057,011       1,705,223  
                                        

Other income (expense)

          

Interest income

     16,230       63,221       37,084       156,250       129,528  

Interest expense

     (45,020 )     (37,664 )     (142,382 )     (110,669 )     (91,743 )

Foreign exchange gain (loss), net

     4,319       (67,749 )     27,594       (86,538 )     (71,738 )

Rental income

     894       785       2,945       2,469       2,047  

Others, net

     2,307       6,167       15,637       14,743       12,222  
                                        

Total other income (expense)

     (21,270 )     (35,240 )     (59,122 )     (23,745 )     (19,684 )
                                        

Income before income tax expense (benefit)

     650,681       229,516       555,120       2,033,266       1,685,539  

Income tax expense (benefit) (note 11)

     148,972       21,168       (39,616 )     406,345       336,852  

Minority interest

     —         1       —         2       2  
                                        

Net income

   (Won) 501,709     (Won) 208,347     (Won) 594,736     (Won) 1,626,919     $ 1,348,685  
                                        

Earnings per share (note 14)

          

Basic earnings per share

   (Won) 1,402     (Won) 582     (Won) 1,662     (Won) 4,547     $ 3.77  
                                        

Diluted earnings per share

   (Won) 1,370     (Won) 576     (Won) 1,648     (Won) 4,447     $ 3.69  
                                        

See accompanying notes to interim consolidated financial statements.


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Interim Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity and Comprehensive Income

(Unaudited)

Nine-month periods ended September 30, 2007 and 2008

 

     Common Stock    Capital Surplus     Retained
Earnings
    Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
    Total  
(in millions of Korean Won
except for number of shares)
   Shares    Amount    Additional
Paid-In Capital
   Unearned
Compensation
       

Balance as of January 1, 2007

   357,815,700    (Won) 1,789,079    (Won) 2,251,112    (Won) (4,166 )   (Won) 2,849,912     (Won) (12,367 )   (Won) 6,873,570  

Stock compensation expense

              1,952           1,952  

Comprehensive income:

                 

Net income

                594,736         594,736  

Cumulative translation adjustment

                  18,274       18,274  

Net unrealized loss on derivative, net of tax

                  (8,029 )     (8,029 )
                       

Total comprehensive income

                    604,981  
                                                   

Balance as of September 30, 2007

   357,815,700    (Won) 1,789,079    (Won) 2,251,112    (Won) (2,214 )   (Won) 3,444,648     (Won) (2,122 )   (Won) 7,480,503  
                                                   

Balance as of January 1, 2008

   357,815,700    (Won) 1,789,079    (Won) 2,251,112    (Won) (1,475 )   (Won) 4,194,291     (Won) 15,686     (Won) 8,248,693  

Stock compensation expense

              1,475           1,475  

Payment of dividend

                (268,362 )       (268,362 )

Change in conversion price of convertible bond

           2,332            2,332  

Comprehensive income:

                 

Net income

                1,626,919         1,626,919  

Unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities

                  18,927       18,927  

Cumulative translation adjustment

                  125,193       125,193  

Net unrealized loss on derivative, net of tax

                  (54,291 )     (54,291 )
                       

Total comprehensive income

                    1,716,748  
                                                   

Balance as of September 30, 2008

   357,815,700    (Won) 1,789,079    (Won) 2,253,444    (Won) —       (Won) 5,552,848     (Won) 105,515     (Won) 9,700,886  
                                                   
     Common Stock    Capital Surplus     Retained
Earnings
    Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
    Total  
(in thousands of U.S. dollars)
(Note 1 (c))
   Shares    Amount    Additional
Paid-In Capital
   Unearned
Compensation
       

Balance as of January 1, 2008

   357,815,700    $ 1,483,113    $ 1,866,129    $ (1,223 )   $ 3,476,988     $ 13,003     $ 6,838,010  

Stock compensation expense

              1,223           1,223  

Payment of dividend

                (222,467 )       (222,467 )

Change in conversion price of convertible bond

           1,933            1,933  

Comprehensive income:

                 

Net income

                1,348,685         1,348,685  

Unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities

                  15,690       15,690  

Cumulative translation adjustment

                  103,783       103,783  

Net unrealized loss on derivative, net of tax

                  (45,006 )     (45,006 )
                       

Total comprehensive income

                    1,423,152  
                                                   

Balance as of September 30, 2008

   357,815,700    $ 1,483,113    $ 1,868,062    $ —       $ 4,603,206     $ 87,470     $ 8,041,851  
                                                   

See accompanying notes to interim consolidated financial statements.


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Interim Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

Nine-month periods ended September 30, 2007 and 2008

 

(In millions of Korean Won, and thousands of U.S. dollars)    2007     2008     2008
(note 1(c))
 

Cash flows from operating activities:

      

Net income

   (Won) 594,736     (Won) 1,626,919     $ 1,348,685  

Adjustments for:

      

Depreciation

     2,053,603       1,964,096       1,628,199  

Amortization of intangible assets

     6,676       12,885       10,681  

Gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment, net

     (664 )     (327 )     (271 )

Impairment loss on property, plant, and equipment

     28,681       83       69  

Loss (gain) on foreign currency translation, net

     (21,240 )     201,023       166,644  

Amortization of discount on debentures

     37,349       22,380       18,553  

Provision for warranty reserve

     52,535       76,661       63,550  

Provision for severance benefits

     50,464       58,014       48,092  

Deferred taxes

     (40,972 )     48,264       40,010  

Minority interest

     —         2       2  

Others, net

     22,443       (11,440 )     (9,484 )

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

      

Increase in accounts receivable

     (1,430,809 )     (345,492 )     (286,407 )

Decrease (increase) in inventories

     146,948       (688,250 )     (570,546 )

Decrease (increase) in other current assets

     88,472       (81,575 )     (67,624 )

Increase in other non-current assets

     (48,528 )     (26,106 )     (21,641 )

Increase in trade accounts payable

     205,324       216,140       179,176  

Increase (decrease) in other accounts payable

     (87,751 )     47,744       39,579  

Increase in accrued expenses

     86,105       126,246       104,656  

Increase (decrease) in other current liabilities

     (63,350 )     131,456       108,975  

Decrease in other non-current liabilities

     (18,153 )     (1,447 )     (1,200 )
                        

Net cash provided by operating activities

     1,661,869       3,377,276       2,799,698  
                        

Cash flows from investing activities:

      

Acquisition of short-term financial instruments

     —         (3,170,000 )     (2,627,870 )

Proceeds from disposal of short-term financial instruments

     —         955,000       791,677  

Acquisition of available-for-sale securities

     —         (96,260 )     (79,798 )

Acquisition of property, plant and equipment

     (1,311,029 )     (1,622,707 )     (1,345,193 )

Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment

     2,325       2,864       2,374  

Acquisition of intangible assets

     (15,572 )     (100,949 )     (83,685 )

Acquisition of equity method investments

     —         (33,602 )     (27,855 )

Others, net

     (7,179 )     (5,375 )     (4,456 )
                        

Net cash used in investing activities

     (1,331,455 )     (4,071,029 )     (3,374,806 )
                        

Cash flows from financing activities:

      

Proceeds from short-term borrowings, net

     (234,991 )     665,408       551,611  

Proceeds from issuance of long-term debts

     875,109       23,637       19,594  

Repayment of current portion of long-term debts and debentures

     (266,973 )     (123,102 )     (102,049 )

Early redemption of debentures

     —         (78,308 )     (64,916 )

Increase in long-term other accounts payable

     84       14,607       12,109  

Payment of dividend

     —         (268,362 )     (222,467 )
                        

Net cash provided by financing activities

     373,229       233,880       193,882  
                        

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

     (1,586 )     48,115       39,886  

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     702,057       (411,758 )     (341,340 )

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     954,362       1,196,423       991,813  
                        

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   (Won) 1,656,419     (Won) 784,665     $ 650,473  
                        

See accompanying notes to interim consolidated financial statements.


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Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

September 30, 2007 and 2008

 

1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

(a) Basis of Presentation

The unaudited interim consolidated financial statements of LG Display Co., Ltd. (formerly, LG.Philips LCD Co., Ltd.) (“LGD”) and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”) have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). They do not include all information and notes required by U.S. GAAP in the preparation of annual consolidated financial statements. The information furnished in these unaudited interim statements reflects all adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair statement of the results for the periods presented. These adjustments are of a normal recurring nature, unless otherwise disclosed. The results of operations in the interim statements do not necessarily indicate the results that may be expected for the full year. The accounting policies used in the preparation of the unaudited consolidated financial statements are the same as those described in the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP for the year ended December 31, 2007 except as discussed in note 2. The consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2007 is derived from the December 31, 2007 audited financial statements.

Toshiba Corporation (“Toshiba”) acquired 20% of LG Display Poland Sp. zo.o. (formerly, LG.Philips LCD Poland Sp. zo.o.) in December 2007. With the acquisition of the 20% interest, Toshiba, LGD and LG Display Poland Sp. zo.o. entered into a derivative contract that is indexed to LG Display Poland Sp. zo.o.’s equity shares. According to the contract, LGD or LG Display Poland Sp. zo.o. has a call option to buy Toshiba’s 20% interest in LG Display Poland Sp. zo.o. and Toshiba has a put option to sell its 20% interest in LG Display Poland Sp. zo.o. to LGD or LG Display Poland Sp. zo.o. under the same terms, that is, the price of the call option is equal to the price of the put option which is the total amount of Toshiba’s investment at cost. The call and put options are exercisable after five years from the date of acquisition and on each anniversary thereafter with no stated expiry date in whole or in part. In accordance with EITF 00-4, Majority Owner’s Accounting for a Transaction in the Shares of a Consolidated Subsidiary and a Derivative Indexed to the Minority Interest in That Subsidiary, LG Display Poland Sp. Zo.o is consolidated as a wholly owned subsidiary and Toshiba’s 20% interest in LG Display Poland Sp. zo.o. is accounted for as a financing by the Company and recorded as long-term other accounts payable in the amount of (Won)36,868 million as of September 30, 2008.

Skyworth TV Holdings Limited (“Skyworth”) acquired 16% of LG Display Guangzhou Co., Ltd. (formerly, LG.Philips LCD Guangzhou Co., Ltd.) in June 2008. With the acquisition of the 16% interest, Skyworth and LGD entered into a derivative contract that is indexed to LG Display Guangzhou Co., Ltd.’s equity shares. According to the contract, LGD has a call option to buy Skyworth’s 16% interest in LG Display Guangzhou Co., Ltd. and Skyworth has a put option to sell its 16% interest in LG Display Guangzhou Co., Ltd. to LGD under the same terms, that is, the price of the call option is equal to the price of the put option which is the total amount of Skyworth’s investment at cost. The call and put options are exercisable after five years from the date of


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September 30, 2007 and 2008

 

acquisition with no stated expiry date in whole or in part. In accordance with EITF 00-4, Majority Owner’s Accounting for a Transaction in the Shares of a Consolidated Subsidiary and a Derivative Indexed to the Minority Interest in That Subsidiary, LG Display Guangzhou Co., Ltd. is consolidated as a wholly owned subsidiary and Skyworth’s 16% interest in LG Display Guangzhou Co., Ltd. is accounted for as a financing by the Company and recorded as long-term other accounts payable in the amount of (Won)13,345 million as of September 30, 2008.

(b) Use of Estimates

The preparation of the interim consolidated financial statements, in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the interim consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

(c) United States Dollar Amounts

The Company operates primarily in Korea and its financial accounting records are maintained in Korean Won. These translations should not be construed as a representation that the Korean Won amounts shown could be converted, realized or settled in U.S. dollars at this or any other rate. The U.S. dollar amounts are provided herein as supplemental information solely for the convenience of the reader. Korean Won amounts are expressed in U.S. dollars at the rate of (Won)1,206.3 to USD 1, the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank of New York noon buying exchange rate in effect on September 30, 2008. The U.S. dollar amounts are unaudited and are not presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in either Korea or the United States of America.

(d) Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In December 2007, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 141(R), Business Combinations. SFAS No. 141(R) establishes principles and requirements for how the acquirer in business combinations should recognize and measure identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, and any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree. SFAS No. 141(R) applies prospectively to business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning on or after December 15, 2008. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the impact, if any, of adopting this standard.

In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements –An amendment of ARB No. 51. SFAS No. 160 requires that ownership interests in subsidiaries held by parties other than the parent be clearly identified, labeled, and presented in the consolidated statements of financial position within equity, but separate from the parent’s equity. It also requires companies to clearly identify and present on the face of the consolidated statements of income, the amount of consolidated net income attributable to the parent and to the noncontrolling interest. SFAS No. 160 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning on or after December 15, 2008. The adoption of SFAS No. 160 will result in the


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September 30, 2007 and 2008

 

reclassification of minority interests from long-term liabilities to stockholders’ equity. The balance at September 30, 2008 was (Won)88 million. The Company does not believe the adoption of SFAS No. 160 will have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

In March 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161, Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities. The new standard is intended to help investors better understand how derivative instruments and hedging activities affect an entity’s financial position, financial performance and cash flows through enhanced disclosure requirements. The enhanced disclosures include, for example:

 

 

a tabular summary of the fair value of derivative instruments and their gains and losses;

 

 

disclosure of derivative features that are credit-risk-related to provide more information regarding an entity’s liquidity; and

 

 

cross-referencing within footnotes to make it easier for financial statement users to locate important information about derivative instruments.

SFAS No. 161 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008, with early application encouraged. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the impact, if any, of adopting this standard.

In April 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position (FSP) FAS 142-3, Determination of the Useful Life of Intangible Assets. This FASB Staff Position (FSP) amends the factors that should be considered in developing renewal or extension assumptions used to determine the useful life of a recognized intangible asset under SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets. This FSP requires the following additional disclosures to be applied prospectively to all intangible assets.

 

 

The entity’s accounting policy on the treatment of costs incurred to renew or extend the term of a recognized intangible asset.

 

 

In the period of acquisition or renewal, the weighted-average period prior to the next renewal or extension (both explicit and implicit), by major intangible asset class.

 

 

For an entity that capitalizes renewal or extension costs, the total amount of costs incurred in the period to renew or extend the term of a recognized intangible asset for each period for which a statement of financial position is presented, by major intangible asset class.

 

 

If the effect of a change in either an intangible asset’s useful life or the expected likelihood of its renewal or extension would be material to the financial statements, the criteria in AICPA Statement of Position (SOP) 94-6, Disclosure of Certain Significant Risks and Uncertainties, shall be considered met. Accordingly, an entity is required to provide disclosures about an estimate.

This FSP shall be effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company is currently in the process of evaluating the impact, if any, of adopting this FSP.


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Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

September 30, 2007 and 2008

 

2. Accounting Changes

Effective January 1, 2008, the Company adopted SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurement, and SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities – including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115.

The adoption of SFAS No. 157 and SFAS No. 159 did not have any effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements at the date of adoption. For additional information, see Note 16 “Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities”.

 

3. Accounts Receivable

The Company’s accounts receivable, including trade accounts and notes receivable as of December 31, 2007 and September 30, 2008 are as follows:

 

(in millions of Korean Won)    2007     2008  

Trade

   (Won) 1,574,240     2,052,177  

Due from affiliates

     774,467     850,414  

Others

     98,341     23,404  
              
     2,447,048     2,925,995  

Allowance for doubtful accounts

     (10,260 )   (1,526 )
              
   (Won) 2,436,788     2,924,469  
              


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September 30, 2007 and 2008

 

4. Available-for-sale Securities

Available-for-sale securities as of December 31, 2007 and September 30, 2008 are as follows:

 

(in millions of Korean Won)    Acquisition
Cost
   Fair value    Carrying amount
         2007    2008

Debt securities:

           

HannStar Display Corporation(*)

   (Won) 96,249    122,354    —      122,354

Government bonds

     74    74    63    74

Equity securities:

           

Others

     —         1    —  
                     
   (Won) 96,323    122,428    64    122,428
                     

 

  (*) The Company purchased 180 million shares of non-voting mandatorily redeemable convertible preferred stock. The preferred stocks are convertible into common stocks of HannStar Display Corporation at a ratio of 1:1 at the option of the Company from issue date (February 28, 2008) to maturity (February 28, 2011). The Company has a put option for total or partial cash redemption of convertible preferred stocks during the period between 18 months from issuance to 91 days prior to maturity and the issuer has a call option to repay, in cash, total preferred stocks during the period between 2 years from issuance to 90 days prior to maturity. The abovementioned convertible preferred stocks have been privately issued under Taiwanese laws, which restricts the sale of the preferred stocks and the stocks acquired through conversion are not to be traded in the Taiwanese stock exchange until the original maturity of the preferred stocks.

 

5. Inventories

Inventories as of December 31, 2007 and September 30, 2008 are as follows:

 

(in millions of Korean Won)    2007    2008

Finished goods

   (Won) 453,034    830,135

Merchandise

     —      4,466

Work-in-process

     208,668    455,226

Raw materials

     108,048    163,029

Supplies

     54,174    59,319
           
   (Won) 823,924    1,512,175
           


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Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

September 30, 2007 and 2008

 

6. Investment in Equity Securities

In May and June, 2008, the Company acquired 1,008,875 common shares (13.0%) and 2,037,204 common shares (19.9%) of TLI Inc. and AVACO Co., Ltd. at (Won)14,074 million and (Won)6,173 million, respectively. Although the Company’s share interests in these investees are below 20%, the Company is able to exercise significant influence through its right to assign a director in the board of directors of the investees and, accordingly, the investments in these investees have been accounted for using the equity method.

In addition, the Company entered into a joint venture agreement with Skyworth-RGB Electronics Co., Limited. to strengthen its strategic alliance with the Skyworth-RGB Electronics Co., Limited. and for development of products to enhance competitiveness in the Chinese market and accordingly, Guangzhou New Vision Technology Research and Development Limited was set up for the research and development of LCD module design and LCD TV set design. Each party acquired a 50% equity interest in the joint venture and, in July 2008, the Company invested (Won)3,655 million.

In July, 2008, the Company acquired 6,850,000 common shares (36.68%) of New Optics Ltd. at (Won)9,700 million.

 

7. Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities

Derivatives for cash flow hedge

During the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2007 and 2008, 203 and 127 foreign currency forward contracts were designated as cash flow hedges, respectively. During the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2007 and 2008, these cash flow hedges were fully effective and changes in the fair value of the derivatives of (Won)7,472 million and (Won)(81,103) million, respectively, were recorded in other comprehensive income. The deferred loss of (Won)58,800 million, net of tax, for derivatives designated as cash flow hedges are expected to be reclassified into earnings within the next twelve months.

Derivatives for trading

For the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2007 and 2008, the Company recorded realized net exchange loss of (Won)10,856 million and (Won)151,845 million, respectively, on derivative contracts designated for trading upon settlement.

In addition, for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2007 and 2008, the Company recorded net unrealized gain of (Won)10,818 million and (Won)5,101 million, respectively, relating to these derivative contracts designated for trading.


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Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

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September 30, 2007 and 2008

 

8. Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment as of December 31, 2007 and September 30, 2008 are as follows:

 

(in millions of Korean Won)    2007     2008  

Land

   (Won) 342,253     413,057  

Buildings

     2,615,087     2,793,195  

Machinery and equipment

     14,842,378     15,295,336  

Tools, furniture, fixtures and vehicles

     708,741     753,812  

Machinery-in-transit

     19,422     637,605  

Construction-in-progress

     753,249     2,056,892  
              
     19,281,130     21,949,897  

Accumulated depreciation

     (11,689,476 )   (13,672,518 )
              
   (Won) 7,591,654     8,277,379  
              

 

9. Short-Term Borrowings

Short-term borrowings as of December 31, 2007 and September 30, 2008 are as follows:

 

(in millions of Korean Won)    2007    2008

Export bill discount, principally from banks :

     

with interest rates of LIBOR + 0.60 ~ 1.50 %

   (Won) —      662,745

Loans, principally from banks:

     

with interest rates of TIBOR + 0.39 ~ 0.40 %

     4,660    7,323
           
   (Won) 4,660    670,068
           

 

10. Long-Term Debt

Long-term debt as of December 31, 2007 and September 30, 2008 are as follows:

 

(in millions of Korean Won)    2007    2008

Won denominated debt :

     

Unsecured loans, representing obligations principally to banks:

     

Due 2008 to 2009 with interest rates of 5.88% to 6.08% per annum

   (Won) 49,117    9,850

Due 2010 with interest rate of Korea Development Bank + 0.77% per annum

     60,000    45,000

Unsecured loans, representing obligation principally to banks:

     

Due 2009 to 2015 with interest rate of 3 year Korean Treasury Bond

-1.25% per annum

     18,982    18,982

Unsecured bonds with interest rates ranging from 3.50 % to 5.89%:

     

Due 2008 to 2011, net of unamortized discount

     1,772,215    1,696,177
           
     1,900,314    1,770,009
           


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(in millions of Korean Won)    2007     2008  

U.S. dollar denominated debt :

    

Unsecured loans, representing obligations principally to banks:

    

Due 2008 to 2010 with interest rate of 6M LIBOR+0.50% per annum

   (Won) 127,279     128,159  

Unsecured loans, representing obligations principally to banks:

    

Due 2010 to 2011 with interest rate of 6M LIBOR+0.68% per annum

     9,383     29,693  

Unsecured loans, representing obligations principally to banks:

    

Due 2008 with interest rate of 6M LIBOR+1.20% per annum

     11,258     7,126  

Unsecured loans, representing obligations principally to banks:

    

Due 2008 with interest rates from 3M LIBOR+0.99% to 1.35% per annum

     28,146     8,908  

Unsecured loans, representing obligations principally to banks:

    

Due 2011 with interest rate of 3M LIBOR+0.47% per annum

     187,640     237,540  

Unsecured loans, representing obligations principally to banks:

    

Due 2011 with interest rate of 6M LIBOR+0.41% per annum

     187,640     237,540  

Unsecured loans, representing obligations principally to banks:

    

Due 2011 with interest rate of 3M LIBOR+0.35% per annum

     93,820     118,770  

Unsecured loans, representing obligations principally to banks:

    

Due 2010 to 2013 with interest rate of 6M LIBOR+0.69% per annum

     46,910     59,385  

Unsecured loans, representing obligations principally to banks:

    

Due 2012 with interest rate of 3M LIBOR+0.66% per annum

     131,348     166,278  

Unsecured loans, representing obligations principally to banks:

    

Due 2012 with interest rate of 3M LIBOR+0.53% per annum

     93,820     118,770  

Zero Coupon Convertible Bond due 2012 (put year : 2010)

     527,361     682,201  
              
     1,444,605     1,794,370  
              

Euro denominated debt :

    

Unsecured loans, representing obligations principally to banks:

    

Due 2010 to 2013 with interest rate 3M EURIBOR+0.60% per annum

     95,726     119,803  
              

Chinese Renminbi denominated debt :

    

Unsecured loans, representing obligations principally to banks:

    

Due 2008 with interest rate of 90% of the Basic Rate published

by the People’s Bank of China

     12,843     —    

Unsecured loans, representing obligations principally to banks:

    

Due 2010 to 2011 with interest rate of 95% of the Basic Rate published

by the People’s Bank of China

     —       11,983  
              
     12,843     11,983  
              

Less : Current portion

     (409,236 )   (586,559 )
              
   (Won) 3,044,252     3,109,606  
              

Based on the terms and conditions of the convertible bond due 2012, the conversion price was changed from (Won)49,070 to (Won)48,760 per share due to payment of cash dividends of (Won)750 per share for the year ended December 31, 2007.

The number of common shares to be issued if the outstanding convertible bonds are fully converted is 10,530,762 shares as of September 30, 2008.


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11. Income Taxes

The Company adopted FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes—an Interpretation of SFAS Statement 109 (“FIN 48”) on January 1, 2007. The Company recognizes the effect of income tax positions only if those positions are more likely than not of being sustained. Recognized income tax positions are measured at the largest amount that is greater than 50% likely of being realized. Changes in recognition or measurement are reflected in the period in which the change in judgment occurs. The adoption of FIN 48 did not have any impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. The Company does not have any unrecognized tax positions as of September 30, 2008 and there has been no change since adoption.

The Company’s primary tax jurisdictions are Korea, China, Japan, Germany, Poland and the United States with open tax years of 5 years, 6 years, 1 year, 1 year, 3 years and 9 years, respectively. The Company has not made any provision for the disputed tax liabilities under SFAS No. 109 or FIN 48.

Management’s policy is to recognize accrued interest on the underpayment of income taxes as a component of interest expense and penalties associated with tax liabilities as a component of income tax expense. However, there was no such interest or penalties incurred during the nine-month period ended September, 30, 2008.

The valuation allowance for deferred tax assets as of January 1, 2007 was (Won)159,527 million, but there was no valuation allowance as of January 1, 2008. The net change in the total valuation allowance was a decrease of (Won)159,527 million during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2007, but there was no change in the valuation allowance during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2008. In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.

 

12. Stockholders’ Equity

On May 21, 2004, employees of the Company formed an employee stock ownership association, (“ESOA”), which has the right to purchase on behalf of its membership up to 20% (1,728,000 shares) of shares offered publicly in Korea, pursuant to the Korean Securities and Exchange Act. Employees purchased the shares through the ESOA with loans provided by the Company at the initial public offering price ((Won)34,500) and held under each individual employee’s account. 20% of the 20% of shares (345,600 shares) purchased by employees with loans from the Company is accounted for as a restricted stock award which vests over four years. Unearned compensation, shown as a deduction of capital surplus, will be amortized over the 4-year vesting period. During the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2007 and 2008, the Company recorded compensation expense of (Won)1,952 million and (Won)1,475 million, respectively.


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13. Stock Option Plan

Effective January 1, 2005, the Company adopted the provisions of SFAS No. 123(R), Share-Based Payment. SFAS No. 123(R) establishes accounting for share-based awards exchanged for employee services. SFAS No. 123(R) requires that an award that is classified as a liability to be initially measured at its grant date fair value and remeasured at fair value at the end of each reporting period until the award is settled or expired. The measurement is based on the current stock price and other relevant factors. The difference between the fair value amounts is recognized as compensation expense during the requisite service period, based on the percentage of the requisite service that the employee has rendered as of that date. In accordance with SFAS No. 123(R), compensation expense is remeasured at each reporting date, based on the fair value of the award, and is recognized as expense over the employee requisite service period.

On April 7, 2005, the Company granted 450,000 shares of stock appreciations rights (“SARs”) for selected management employees. Under the terms of this plan, the management employees, upon exercise, receive cash equal to the amount that the market price of the Company’s common stock exceeds the strike price (W44,050) of the SARs. The vesting period is two years starting from the grant date, and exercise period is April 8, 2008 through April 7, 2012.

The following table shows total share-based compensation expense included in the consolidated statement of income for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2007 and 2008:

 

(in millions of Korean Won)    Three Months
Ended September 30,
    Nine Months
Ended September 30,
 
     2007    2008     2007    2008  

Cost of goods sold

   (Won) 169    —       663    —    

Selling general and administrative expense

     380    (453 )   2,625    (5,508 )
                        
   (Won) 549    (453 )   3,288    (5,508 )
                        

There were no capitalized share-based compensation costs for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2007 and 2008.


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The following tables summarize option activity under the SARs for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2008:

 

     Weighted-average
exercise price

(in Korean
Won)
   Number of
shares under
option
    Weighted-average
remaining
contractual

life
(in years)

Balance at December 31, 2007

   (Won) 44,050    220,000     4.3

Options granted

     —      —      

Options exercised

     —      —      

Options cancelled

     —      (110,000 )  
               

Balance at September 30, 2008

   (Won) 44,050    110,000     3.5
               

Exercisable at September 30, 2008

   (Won) —      110,000    
               

If the increase rate of the Company’s share price is equal or less than that of the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (“KOSPI”) over the three-year period following the grant date, only 50% of the initially granted SARs are exercisable. The actual increase rate of the Company’s share price for the three-year period ending April 7, 2008, was less than that of the KOSPI. As a result, as of September 30, 2008, only 110,000 SARs are exercisable.

In connection with the adoption of SFAS No. 123(R), the Company assessed its valuation technique and related assumptions. The Company estimates the fair value of SARs using a Black-Scholes valuation model, consistent with the provisions of SFAS No. 123(R) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107. Key input assumptions used to estimate the fair value of SARs include the grant price of the award, the expected option term, volatility of the Company’s stock, the risk-free rate and the Company’s dividend yield. Estimates of fair value are not intended to predict actual future events or the value ultimately realized by selected management employees who receive SARs, and subsequent events are not indicative of the reasonableness of the original estimates of fair value made by the Company under SFAS No. 123(R).

The fair value of SARs as of September 30, 2007 and 2008, was estimated using a Black-Scholes valuation model with the following assumptions:

 

     2007     2008  

Volatility

     47.46 %     33.15 %

Risk-free interest rate (Korean government bond)

     5.52 %     5.65 %

Dividend yield

     0 %     0 %

Weighted-average fair value per SAR granted

   (Won) 21,264     (Won) 1,822  

Volatility is measured using historical weekly price changes of the Company’s stock over the respective term of the SARs.

The number of years that the Company estimates the SARs will be outstanding prior to settlement as of September 30, 2008, is 1.5 years.


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14. Earnings Per Share

 

(a) Basic earnings per share for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2007 and 2008 were as follows:

 

(in millions of Korean Won, except for share data)

           
     Three Months
Ended September 30,
   Nine Months
Ended September 30,
     2007    2008    2007    2008

Net income

   (Won) 501,709    208,347    594,736    1,626,919

Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding

     357,815,700    357,815,700    357,815,700    357,815,700
                     

Earnings per share

   (Won) 1,402    582    1,662    4,547
                     

 

(b) Diluted earnings per share for the three month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2007 and 2008 were as follows:

 

(in millions of Korean Won, except for share data)

           
     Three Months
Ended September 30,
   Nine Months
Ended September 30,
     2007    2008    2007    2008

Net income (1)

   (Won) 504,851    212,334    600,499    1,637,974

Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding and common shares equivalent (2)

     368,548,272    368,346,462    364,446,905    368,346,462
                     

Diluted earnings per share

   (Won) 1,370    576    1,648    4,447
                     

 

(1) Adjustments to net income:

 

(in millions of Korean Won)

           
     Three Months
Ended September 30,
   Nine Months
Ended September 30,
     2007    2008    2007    2008

Net income

   (Won) 501,709    208,347    594,736    1,626,919

Interest expense of convertible bonds, net of tax

     3,142    3,987    5,763    11,055
                     

Adjusted income

   (Won) 504,851    212,334    600,499    1,637,974
                     


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(2) Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding:

 

(in shares)    Three Months
Ended September 30,
   Nine Months
Ended September 30,
     2007    2008    2007    2008

Weighted-average number of common shares

   357,815,700    357,815,700    357,815,700    357,815,700

Effect of conversion of convertible bonds

   10,732,572    10,530,762    6,631,205    10,530,762
                   

Weighted average number of common shares and common shares equivalent at September 30, 2007 and 2008

   368,548,272    368,346,462    364,446,905    368,346,462
                   

 

15. Commitments and Contingencies

 

(a) Commitments

Overdraft agreements and credit facility agreement

As of September 30, 2008, the Company has bank overdraft agreements with Woori Bank and various other banks amounting to W59,000 million in aggregate and has a revolving credit facility agreement with Shinhan Bank and several other banks totaling W100,000 million and USD100 million. There is no outstanding balance as of September 30, 2008.

LG Display America, Inc. and other subsidiaries have entered into short-term facility agreements of up to USD57 million, EUR3.6 million, and JPY5,200 million with Comerica Bank and other various banks. As of September 30, 2008, JPY640 million of short-term borrowing is outstanding in relation to the abovementioned agreements.

Factoring and securitization of accounts receivable

As of September 30, 2008, the Company has agreements with Korea Exchange Bank and several other banks for U.S. dollar denominated accounts receivable negotiating facilities with recourse of up to an aggregate of USD1,646.5 million. Certain trade accounts and notes receivable due from the subsidiaries to LGD arising from export sales were sold to banks under the agreements above. Of the total trade accounts receivable sold under the programs, W662,745 million are outstanding and current as of September 30, 2008. The transferred accounts receivable was recorded as short-term borrowings.

In October 2006, LG Display America, Inc. (formerly, LG.Philips LCD America, Inc.), LG Display Germany GmbH (formerly, LG.Philips LCD Germany GmbH), LG Display Shanghai Co., Ltd. (formerly, LG.Philips LCD Shanghai Co., Ltd.) and LG Display Hong Kong Co., Ltd. (formerly, LG.Philips LCD Hong Kong Co., Ltd.), entered into a five-year accounts receivable selling program with Standard Chartered Bank, selling accounts receivable on a revolving basis, of up to USD600 million. LGD joined this program in April 2007. For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2008, no accounts and notes receivable were sold that are past due.


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Letters of credit

As of September 30, 2008, LGD has agreements with Korea Exchange Bank and several other banks in relation to the opening of letters of credit amounting to W20,000 million and USD35.5 million. There is no outstanding balance as of September 30, 2008.

Payment guarantees

LGD receives repayment guarantees from ABN AMRO Bank amounting to USD8.5 million relating to value added tax payments in Poland. As of September 30, 2008, LGD entered into a payment guarantee agreement with a syndicate of banks including Kookmin Bank and Societe Generale in connection with a EUR70 million term loan credit facility of LG Display Poland Sp. zo.o. As of September 30, 2008, EUR70 million of long-term debt is outstanding in relation to the abovementioned agreement.

LG Display Japan Co., Ltd. and LG Display Taiwan Co., Ltd. are provided with repayment guarantees from Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ and ABN AMRO Bank amounting to JPY1,300 million and USD4 million, respectively, relating to their local tax payments.

License agreements

As of September 30, 2008, in relation to its Thin Film Transistor Liquid Crystal Display (“TFT-LCD”) business, LGD has technical license agreements with Hitachi, Ltd. and others, and has a trademark license agreement with LG Corporation. On June 30, 2008, the license agreement with Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. was terminated.

 

(b) Contingencies

As of September 30, 2008, LGD is involved in several legal proceedings and claims arising in the ordinary course of business. The Company’s management does not expect that the outcome in these legal proceedings and claims, individually or collectively, will have any material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

Patent Infringement lawsuit against Chi Mei Optoelectronics Corp. and others

On December 1, 2006, the Company filed a complaint against Chi Mei Optoelectronics Corp. and AU Optronics Corp., alleging patent infringement related to liquid crystal display and manufacturing process for TFT-LCDs in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware. On March 8, 2007, AU Optronics Corp. countersued the Company in the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin, but the case was transferred to the United States District Court for the District of Delaware due to the Company’s motion to transfer. On May 4, 2007, Chi Mei Optoelectronics Corp. countersued the Company for patent infringement in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, but, on March 31, 2008, the suit was transferred to the United States District Court for the District of Delaware according to the Company’s motion to transfer.


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Intervention in Positive Technologies, Inc’s patent infringement lawsuit

On April 14, 2006, Positive Technologies, Inc. filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas against, among others, several of the Company’s customers, including BenQ America Corp., Hitachi America Ltd., Panasonic Corp. of North America, Philips Electronics North America Corp. and Toshiba America, Inc. for alleged infringement of two of its patents relating to LCD displays. Positive Technologies, Inc. is seeking, among other things, damages for past infringement. On March 7, 2007, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas granted the Company’s intervention in the patent infringement case brought by Positive Technologies, Inc.

Anvik Corporation’s lawsuit of infringement of patent

On February 2, 2007, Anvik Corporation filed a patent infringement case against the Company, along with other LCD manufacturing companies in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, in connection with the usage of photo-masking equipment manufactured by Nikon Corporation.

AtratechJapan Corporation’s lawsuit of infringement of patent

On July 31, 2008, AtratechJapan Corporation filed a patent infringement case related to back light unit in the United States District court of the Eastern District of Texas against LG Display America, Inc., along with other LCD companies.

Investigation on anti-competitive activities by authorities in Korea, Japan and U.S.

The Company is currently under investigation by the fair trade or antitrust authorities in Korea, Japan, U.S. and other markets with respect to possible anti-competitive activities in the LCD industry. As of September 30, 2008, the Company, along with a number of other companies in the LCD industry, has been named as defendants in a number of purported federal class actions in the United States alleging that the defendants violated the antitrust laws in connection with the sale of LCD panels. In February 2007, the Company and certain of its officers and directors have been named as defendants in a federal class action in the United States by the shareholders of the Company alleging violations of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, by the Company and certain of its officers and directors in connection with possible anti-competitive activities in the LCD industry. The Company and the officers and directors intend to defend themselves vigorously in this matter.

While the Company intends to defend each of the abovementioned suits vigorously, it is too early in the proceedings to evaluate the probability of a favorable or unfavorable outcome of the actions, or to estimate the potential loss, if any.


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Investment agreement with Polish Government

The Company acquired land at EUR1 and received cash grants which are intended to be used for the construction of a plant according to an investment agreement with the Polish Government. The land was recognized at the fair value at acquisition date, amounting to PLN57,413 thousand ((Won)28,830 million) and the corresponding amount was recorded as long-term unearned income. The cash grants amounting to PLN43,221 thousand ((Won)21,703 million) were also recorded as long-term unearned income due to the repayment contingency to be determined in 2012 based on the level of employment and investment.

 

16. Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities

The Company uses fair value measurements to record fair value adjustments to certain assets and liabilities and to determine fair value disclosures. Available-for-sale securities, derivatives and long-term debt including the current portion are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis.

Effective January 1, 2008, upon adoption of SFAS No. 159, the Company may elect to use fair value to measure eligible items at specified election dates and report unrealized gains and losses on items for which the fair value option has been elected in earnings at each subsequent reporting date. However, as of September 30, 2008, the Company did not elect to measure any eligible assets or liabilities at fair value in accordance with the Standard.

SFAS No. 157 defines fair value, establishes a consistent framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosure requirements for fair value measurements. Additionally, SFAS No. 157 amended SFAS No. 107, Disclosure about Fair Value of Financial Instruments (“SFAS No. 107”), and as such, the Company follows SFAS No. 157 in determination of SFAS No. 107 fair value disclosure amounts. The disclosures required under SFAS No. 157 and SFAS No. 107 has been included in this note. However, as of September 30, 2008, the Company has deferred the application of SFAS No. 157 for its nonfinancial assets and liabilities.

Fair Value Hierarchy

Under SFAS No. 157, the Company groups its assets and liabilities at fair value in three levels, based on the markets in which the assets and liabilities are traded and the reliability of the assumptions used to determine fair value. These levels are:

Level 1 – Valuation is based upon quoted prices for identical instruments traded in active markets.

Level 2 – Valuation is based upon quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active, and model-based valuation techniques for which all significant assumptions are observable in the market.

Level 3 – Valuation is generated from model-based techniques that use significant assumptions not observable in the market. These unobservable assumptions reflect the Company’s own estimates of assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Valuation techniques include use of option pricing models, discounted cash flow models and similar techniques.


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Determination of Fair Value

Under SFAS No. 157, the Company bases its fair value on the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. It is the Company’s policy to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when developing fair value measurements, in accordance with the fair value hierarchy in SFAS No. 157.

Fair value measurements for assets and liabilities where there exists limited or no observable market data and, therefore, are based primarily upon the Company’s own estimates, are often calculated based on current pricing policy, the economic and competitive environment, the characteristics of the asset or liability and other such factors. Therefore, the results cannot be determined with precision and may not be realized in an actual sale or immediate settlement of the asset or liability. Additionally, there may be inherent weaknesses in any calculation technique, and changes in the underlying assumptions used, including discount rates and estimates of future cash flows, that could significantly affect the results of current or future value.

Following is a description of valuation methodologies used for assets and liabilities recorded at fair value and for estimating fair value for financial instruments not recorded at fair value (SFAS No. 107 disclosures).

Assets

Available-for-sale securities

Available-for-sale securities are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis. Fair values are measured using independent pricing models or other model-based valuation techniques such as the present value of future cash flows, adjusted for the security’s credit rating and other factors such as credit loss assumptions.

Derivatives

The Company measures fair value of derivatives using internally developed models that use primarily market observable inputs, such as yield curves and option volatilities, and, accordingly, classifies derivatives as Level 2. Examples of Level 2 derivatives are basic interest rate swaps and forward contracts.

Liabilities

Long-term debt and payables

Long-term debt is carried at amortized cost. However, the Company is required to estimate the fair value of long-term debt and payables under SFAS No. 107. Generally, the discounted cash flow method is used to estimate the fair value of the Company’s long-term debt and payables. Contractual cash flows are discounted using rates currently traded for the bonds with similar remaining maturities and, as such, these discount rates include the Company’s current spread levels.


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Assets and Liabilities Recorded at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

The table below presents the amounts of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2008.

 

(in millions of Korean Won)    Total     Level 1    Level 2     Level 3

Available-for-sale securities

   (Won) 122,428     —      122,428     —  

Derivatives, net

     (88,431 )   —      (88,431 )   —  

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The table below is a summary of fair value estimates as of December 31, 2007 and September 30, 2008, for financial instruments, as defined by SFAS No. 107, excluding short-term financial assets and liabilities, for which carrying amounts approximate fair value, and excluding financial instruments recorded at fair value on a recurring basis. The carrying amounts in the following table are recorded in the consolidated balance sheet under the indicated captions.

 

(in millions of Korean Won)    2007    2008
     Carrying
amount
   Estimated
fair value
   Carrying
amount
   Estimated
fair value

Long-term debt including the current portion

   (Won) 3,453,488    3,234,667    3,696,165    3,298,257

Long-term other accounts payable

   (Won) 31,046    31,046    51,634    50,045

In accordance with SFAS No. 107, the Company has not included assets and liabilities that are not financial instruments in this disclosure.


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17. Segment Information

The Company has one reportable business segment, the manufacture and sale of TFT-LCDs and other flat panel displays. The following is a summary of operations by region based on the location of the customer, where the Company’s products are shipped to, for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2007 and 2008.

By Geography

 

      Three Months Ended
September 30,
   Nine Months Ended
September 30,
(in millions of Korean Won)    2007    2008    2007    2008

Revenue from external customers:

           

Republic of Korea

   (Won) 262,097    242,943    708,588    824,828

China

     2,105,957    2,078,718    5,208,683    6,597,193

Asia other than Korea and China

     337,166    301,240    1,040,866    1,197,601

America

     431,988    579,591    1,062,945    1,557,860

Europe

     739,854    625,663    1,793,305    1,806,253

Others

     76,003    32,875    215,715    124,252
                     

Total

   (Won) 3,953,065    3,861,030    10,030,102    12,107,987
                     

During the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2007 and 2008, the Company’s revenue from its three largest customers, LG Electronics, Philips Electronics and Hewlett-Packard accounted for 42.0% and 42.9% of total revenue, respectively. Sales to LG Electronics constituted 19.3% and 20.8% of total revenue, for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2007 and 2008, respectively. Sales to Philips Electronics constituted 13.5% and 11.9% of total revenue for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2007 and 2008, respectively. Sales to Hewlett-Packard constituted 9.2% and 10.2% of total revenue for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2007 and 2008, respectively.

The Company purchases a number of components from various sources. In some cases, alternative sources of supply are not available. In other cases, the Company may establish a working relationship with a single source, even when multiple suppliers are available, if the Company believes it is advantageous to do so due to performance, quality, support, delivery, capacity or price considerations. If the supply of a critical material or component were delayed or curtailed, the Company’s ability to ship the related product in desired quantities and in a timely manner could be adversely affected. Even where alternative sources of supply are available, qualification of the alternative suppliers and establishment of reliable supplies could result in delays and a possible loss of sales, which could adversely affect operating results.


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The following is a summary of revenue by product for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2007 and 2008:

By Product

 

      Three Months Ended
September 30,
   Nine Months Ended
September 30,
(in millions of Korean Won)    2007    2008    2007    2008

Panels for:

           

TFT-LCD televisions

   (Won) 1,895,859    1,972,438    4,696,355    5,558,307

Desktop monitors

     994,064    895,438    2,651,597    3,093,126

Notebook computers

     870,742    843,099    2,185,677    2,917,776

Others

     192,400    150,055    496,473    538,778
                     

Total

   (Won) 3,953,065    3,861,030    10,030,102    12,107,987
                     

 

18. Supplemental Cash Flows Information

Significant transactions not affecting cash flows for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2007 and 2008 are as follows:

 

(in millions of Korean Won)    2007     2008

Non-cash investing and financing activities:

    

Changes in other accounts payable arising from the purchase of property, plant and equipment

   (Won) (631,215 )   802,187

Interest payments for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2007 and 2008 were (Won)129,166 million and (Won)114,226 million, respectively. Income taxes paid for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2007 and 2008 were (Won)15,692 million and (Won)45,875 million, respectively.

 

19. Subsequent Events

On August 29, 2008, the Company and Taiwan’s AmTRAN Technology Co., Ltd. entered into an agreement to set up a joint venture in China to produce LCD Module and TV sets and established Suzhou Raken Technology Ltd. on October 7, 2008. The Company agreed to invest a total of USD10.41 million for a 51% equity interest in the joint venture, and as of the date of this report, the Company invested USD9.91 million. The joint venture’s board of directors consists of 4 directors and each party is entitled to nominate 2 directors.


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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

  LG Display Co., Ltd.
  (Registrant)
Date: November 11, 2008   By:  

/s/ Dong Joo Kim

  (Signature)
  Name:   Dong Joo Kim
  Title:  

Vice President/

Finance & Risk Management Department