Report of Foreign Issuer Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 (6-k)

 

 

UNITED STATES

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 March, 2023

Commission File Number: 1-13368

 

 

POSCO HOLDINGS INC.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 

 

POSCO Center, 440 Teheran-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, Korea, 06194

 

 

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The Results of the 55^th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders

● Agenda 1 : Approval of Financial Statements for the 55^th FY

                      (From January 1, 2022 to December 31, 2022)

                       (Year-end dividend per share : KRW 2,000)

 

Item(Unit : KRW)		Consolidated		Separate
Total Assets		98,406,781 million		51,149,119 million
Total Liabilities		40,149,380 million		3,977,256 million
Share Capital		482,403 million		482,403 million
Total Equity		58,257,401 million		47,171,863 million
Sales		84,750,204 million		8,589,819 million
Operating Profit		4,850,053 million		1,674,893 million
Net Profit		3,560,484 million		-467,852 million
Net Profit per Share		41,456		-6,185

<Approval of Dividend Distribution>

 

Details		2022
1. Annual Dividend per Share (KRW)			12,000
- Year-End Dividend (KRW)			2,000
- Quarterly Dividend (KRW)			10,000
2. Dividend Yield Ratio (%)      ( = Annual Dividend per Share / Market Price)			4.1

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☐ Agenda 2: Partial Amendments of the Articles of Incorporation

Agenda 2 is approved by the 55^th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders as proposed.

 

Existing Article		Amendment
Article 3. Location of the Head Office and Branch Offices   The head office of the Company shall be located at Seoul, the Republic of Korea (“Korea”). Branch offices may be established elsewhere by resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company.		Article 3. Location of the Head Office and Branch Offices   The head office of the Company shall be located at Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk-do, the Republic of Korea (“Korea”). Branch offices may be established elsewhere by resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company.
Article 19. Convening of General Meeting of Shareholders   (3) General Meeting of Shareholders shall be held at location of the Company’s head office but also may be held at a nearby place if necessary.		Article 19. Convening of General Meeting of Shareholders   (3) General Meeting of Shareholders shall be held at the location of the Company’s head office or in Seoul but also may be held at a nearby place if necessary.
Article 25. Exercise of Voting Right in Writing   (1) Any shareholder is entitled to exercise its voting rights at a General Meeting of Shareholders in writing without being present at such General Meeting of Shareholders.   (2) In connection with Paragraph (1) above, the Company shall attach the document necessary for the shareholder’s exercise of its voting rights in writing and any reference documents to the written notice for convening a General Meeting of Shareholders.   (3) A shareholder, who intends to exercise its voting rights in writing, shall fill in the document referred to in Paragraph (2) above and submit such document to the Company one (1) day prior to the date of the relevant General Meeting of Shareholders.		Article 25. Delete

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Article 56. Dividends   (3) The Company may pay quarterly dividends in cash by a resolution of the Board of Directors each fiscal year. In such case, the record date for the distribution of quarterly dividends shall be the last day of March, June and September. The dividends should be paid within 20 days from the resolution above.     (4) Dividends referred to in Paragraphs (1) and (3) shall be paid to the shareholders and registered pledgees whose names appear in the shareholders’ register of the Company as of the last day of each fiscal year or the record date for the distribution of quarterly dividends.		Article 56. Dividends   (3) Dividends referred to in Paragraph (1) shall be paid to the shareholders or registered pledgees whose names appear in the shareholders’ register of the Company as of the record date determined by the resolution of the Board of Directors. In case the Company sets forth the record date for dividends, the Company shall post a public notice at least two (2) weeks prior to the record date.   (4) Delete
-		Article 56-2. Quarterly Dividends   (1) The Company may pay quarterly dividends in cash by a resolution of the Board of Directors each fiscal year. In such case, the record date for the distribution of quarterly dividends shall be the last day of March, June or September. The dividends shall be paid within 20 days from the resolution above.   (2) Dividends referred to in Paragraph (1) shall be paid to the shareholders or registered pledgees whose names appear in the shareholders’ register of the Company as of the record date for the distribution of quarterly dividends.
-		ADDENDA (March 17, 2023)   The amended Articles of Incorporation shall be effective as of the date on which they are approved by the resolution at the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders for the 55th fiscal year; provided, however, that the amendments to Article 56, Paragraph (3) shall apply starting from the payment of year-end dividends for the fiscal year 2023.

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● Agenda 3: Election of Inside Directors

^○ Number of Inside Directors to be Elected: 3 Directors

- Agenda from 3-1 to 3-3 is approved by the 55th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders as proposed.

 

Name/ Agenda		Date of Birth Recommended by		Period		Professional Experience		Term
						Details
Jeong, Ki-Seop (3-1)		October 4, 1961		January 2023 ~ Present		CSO of Chief Strategy Office, President of POSCO HOLDINGS INC.		1 Year
				2020		Representative Director, President of POSCO Energy
		Board of Directors		2018		Senior Executive Vice President, Head of Corporate Planning Division, POSCO Energy
				2017		Executive Vice President, Head of Domestic Business Management Office, POSCO
				2016		Senior Vice President, Head of Domestic Business Management Office, POSCO
				2015		Senior Vice President, Finance Chief, POSCO
				2013		Senior Vice President, Head of Business Strategy Department, POSCO International
				2012		Senior Vice President, Head of Overseas Management Team, POSCO International

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Name/ Agenda		Date of Birth Recommended by		Period		Professional Experience		Term
						Details
Yoo, Byeong-Og (3-2)		May 4, 1962		March 2022 ~ Present		Senior Executive Vice President (Inside Director), Head of Green Materials & Energy Business Team, POSCO HOLDINGS INC.		1 Year
		Board of Directors		February 2022		Senior Executive Vice President, Head of Green Materials & Energy Business Team of Governance Enhancement TFO   (TF Organization), POSCO
				2021		Senior Executive Vice President, Head of Industrial Gasses & Hydrogen Business Unit, POSCO
				2019		Senior Executive Vice President, Head of Purchasing and Investment Division, POSCO
				2017		Executive Vice President, Head of Corporate Strategy Department, POSCO
				2016		Senior Vice President, Head of Raw Materials Department, POSCO
				2015		Senior Vice President, Head of Stainless Steel Raw Materials Department and Raw Materials Department II, POSCO

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Name/ Agenda		Date of Birth Recommended by		Period		Professional Experience		Term
						Details
Kim, Ji-Yong (3-3)		March, 14, 1962		January 2023 ~ Present		Senior Executive Vice President, Head of New Experience of Technology Hub, POSCO HOLDINGS INC.		1 Year
		Board of Directors		2022		Senior Executive Vice President (Inside Director), Head of Safety Health Environment(SHE) Division, POSCO
				2021		Senior Executive Vice President, Head of Gwangyang Steelworks, POSCO
				2018		Executive Vice President, President of PT.KP (Krakatau-POSCO), Representative President of PT-P-Indonesia Inti   *  Senior Executive Vice President (from Feb. 2018 onward)
				April 2015		Executive Vice President, Representative President of PT-P-Indonesia Inti
				February 2015		Executive Vice President, Head of PT-P-Indonesia Inti Launch TF Team
				2014		Executive Vice President, Head of Steel Solutions Centre, POSCO
				2010		Senior Vice President, Head of Advanced Materials Department, POSCO

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● Agenda 4: Election of Non-Standing Director

^○ Number of Non-Standing Director to be Elected: 1 Director

- Agenda 4 is approved by the 55th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders as proposed.

 

Name		Date of Birth Recommended by				Professional Experience		Term
				Period		Details
		May 27, 1959		March 2022 ~ Present		Representative Director, Vice Chairman, POSCO		1 Year
		Board of Directors		2022		Representative Director, Vice Chairman, Head of Steel Business Unit, POSCO
Kim, Hag-Dong				2021		Representative Director, President, Head of Steel Business Unit, POSCO
				2019		Senior Executive Vice President(Inside Director), Head of Steel Production & Technology Division, POSCO
				2017		Senior Executive Vice President, Head of Gwangyang Steelworks, POSCO
				2015		Senior Executive Vice President, Head of Pohang Steelworks, POSCO
				2013		Representative Director, Senior Executive Vice President, SNNC

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● Agenda 5: Election of Outside Director

^○ Number of Outside Director to be Elected: 1 Director

- Agenda 5 is approved by the 55th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders as proposed.

 

Name/Agenda		Date of Birth Recommended by				Professional Experience		Term
				Period		Details
Kim, Joon-Ki		May 13, 1965		2008 ~ Present May, 2022 ~ Present		President, Korean Council for International Arbitration (KOCIA)		3 Years
		Director Candidate Recommendation Committee		2021 ~Present		Vice Chair, ICC Korea, International Arbitration Committee
				2018 ~ Present		Member, KCAB, International Arbitration Committee
				2013 ~ Present		Panel of Arbitrators, World Bank’s International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
				1998 ~ 2008		Professor, Graduate School of International Studies, Yonsei University
				2003 ~ 2007		Founding Executive Director, Hills Governance Center in Korea
				1995 ~ 1998		Professor of Law, Hongik University
				1992 ~ 1995		Attorney, Foley & Lardner, Washington, D.C

● Agenda 6: Approval of the Ceiling Amount of Total Remuneration for Directors

- Agenda 6 is approved by the 55^th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders as proposed.

 

☐	The ceiling amount (to be approved) of the total remuneration in the FY 2023:

 

KRW 10.0 billion

 

☐	The ceiling amount (approved) of the total remuneration in the FY 2022:

KRW 10.0 billion

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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.

 

						POSCO HOLDINGS INC.
						(Registrant)
Date : March 17, 2023				By		/s/ Han, Young-Ah
						(Signature)
						Name: Han, Young-Ah
						Title: Senior Vice President