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 February 2019

 

 

LG Display Co., Ltd.

(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)

 

 

LG Twin Towers, 128 Yeoui-dearo, Youngdungpo-gu, Seoul 07336, 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  ☒             Form 40-F  ☐

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):  ☐

Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted solely to provide an attached annual report to security holders.

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):  ☐

Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submission to furnish a report or other document that the registration foreign private issuer must furnish and make public under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the registrant is incorporated, domiciled or legally organized (the registrant’s “home country”), or under the rules of the home country exchange on which the registrant’s securities are traded, as long as the report or other document is not a press release, is not required to be and has not been distributed to the registrant’s security holders, and if discussing a material event, has already been the subject of a Form 6-K submission or other Commission filing on EDGAR.

Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this Form, the registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Yes  ☐            No  ☒

 

 

 


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Submission of Audit Report

 

1.

Name of external auditor: Samjong Accounting Corporation (KPMG)

 

2.

Date of receiving external audit report: February 28, 2019

 

3.

Auditor’s opinion

 

     FY 2018      FY 2017  

Audit Report on Separate Financial Statements

     Unqualified        Unqualified  

 

4.

Financial Highlights of Separate Financial Statements

 

Items

   FY 2018     FY 2017  

Total Assets

     27,062,105,614,424       25,409,414,917,455  

Total Liabilities

     13,849,525,481,006       11,580,156,338,761  

Total Shareholders’ Equity

     13,212,580,133,418       13,829,258,578,694  

Capital Stock

     1,789,078,500,000       1,789,078,500,000  

Revenues

     22,371,687,189,786       25,591,081,976,906  

Operating Income

     (472,995,424,398     1,536,730,251,186  

Ordinary Income

     (489,805,954,495     2,039,866,795,326  

Net Income

     (442,291,281,486     1,779,721,318,741  

Total Shareholders’ Equity / Capital Stock

     738.5     773.0


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LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.

Separate Financial Statements

For the Years Ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

(With Independent Auditors’ Report Thereon)


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Independent Auditors’ Report

     1  

Separate Statements of Financial Position

     5  

Separate Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)

     6  

Separate Statements of Changes in Equity

     7  

Separate Statements of Cash Flows

     8  

Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

     10  

Independent Accountants’ Review Report on Internal Accounting Control System

     96  

Report on the Operation of Internal Accounting Control System

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Independent Auditors’ Report

Based on a report originally issued in Korean

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders

LG Display Co., Ltd.:

Opinion

We have audited the accompanying separate financial statements of LG Display Co., Ltd. (the “Company”), which comprise the separate statements of financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, the related separate statements of comprehensive income (loss), changes in equity and cash flows for the years then ended, and comprising significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.

In our opinion, the accompanying separate financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the separate financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, and its separate financial performance and its separate cash flows for the years then ended in accordance with Korean International Financial Reporting Standards (“K-IFRS”).

Basis for Opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with Korean Standards on Auditing. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditors’ Responsibilities for the Audit of the Separate Financial Statements section of our report. We are independent of the Company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the separate financial statements in the Republic of Korea, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Key Audit Matters

Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the separate financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2018. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the separate financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.

(i) Impairment of non-current assets

As at December 31, 2018, goodwill amounts to W72,588 million and has been allocated to the entire Company as one cash generating unit. Management performs impairment assessment of the Company by estimating the recoverable amount for the Company at each reporting period. As described in note 3 (k)(ii) to the separate financial statements, an impairment loss for non-current assets is recognized if the carrying amount of the Company exceeds its recoverable amount.

The recoverable amount used in impairment testing as of December 31, 2018 is value in use, which is estimated based on the expected future cash flows including the estimates of revenue, operating expense and growth rate, and discount rate. Considering the significant degree of the judgment in estimating the value in use of the Company and the potential impact of the impairment on its separate financial statements, we identified the impairment of non-current assets as a key audit matter.


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The primary procedures we performed to address this key audit matter included:

 

   

Testing certain internal controls over the Company’s non-current assets impairment process.

 

   

Comparing the forecasts included in discounted cash flow forecasts prepared in prior year with the current year’s performance to assess the Company’s ability to accurately forecast.

 

   

Evaluating the key assumptions used to determine the value in use which included the estimated revenue, operating expenses and growth rate by comparison with the latest financial budgets approved by the board of directors, historical performance and industry reports.

 

   

Engaging our internal valuation specialists to assist us in assessing the discount rate applied by comparison with our recalculated rate using market data.

 

   

Performing sensitivity analysis on the discount rate and terminal growth rate applied to assess the impact of changes in these key assumptions on the conclusion reached in management’s impairment assessment.

(ii) Assessment of recoverability of deferred tax assets

As described in note 3 (q)(ii) to the separate financial statements, deferred tax assets are reviewed at each reporting date and are reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that the related tax benefit will be realized. As at December 31, 2018, deferred tax assets of KRW 308,393 million are from tax credit carryforwards which are primarily related to Korea.

The determination of the recoverability of deferred tax assets is complex as it requires the exercise of management judgment in estimating future taxable income and the timing of utilization of tax credits. Considering that estimation contains certain judgmental assumptions about future taxable profits including the estimates of revenue and operating expense, which are inherently uncertain and involve significant degree of judgment, we identified the assessment of recoverability of deferred tax assets as a key audit matter.

The primary procedures we performed to address this key audit matter included:

 

   

Testing certain internal controls relating to the Company’s deferred tax assets recoverability evaluation process.

 

   

Evaluating key inputs used to determine future taxable income, such as revenue and operating expense, by comparing with the latest financial budgets approved by the board of directors, historical performance and industry reports.

 

   

Comparing the forecasts of taxable income and timing of utilization of tax credit in prior years to actual results to assess the Company’s ability to accurately forecast.

Other matter

The procedures and practices utilized in the Republic of Korea to audit such separate financial statements may differ from those generally accepted and applied in other countries.

Responsibilities of Management and Those Charged with Governance for the Separate Financial Statements

Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these separate financial statements in accordance with K-IFRS, and for such internal control as management determines is necessary to enable the preparation of separate financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing these separate financial statements, management is responsible for assessing the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative to do so..

Those charged with governance are responsible for overseeing the Company’s financial reporting process.

 

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Auditors’ Responsibilities for the Audit of the Separate Financial Statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether theses separate financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatements, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditors’ report that includes our opinion. ‘Reasonable assurance’ is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with Korean Standards on Auditing will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these separate financial statements.

As part of an audit in accordance with Korean Standards on Auditing, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit. We also:

 

   

Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the separate financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations or the override of internal control.

 

   

Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control

 

   

Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by management.

 

   

Conclude on the appropriateness of management’s use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, then we are required to draw attention in our auditors’ report to the related disclosures in the separate financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditors’ report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Company to cease to continue as a going concern.

 

   

Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the separate financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the separate financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.

We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.

We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and communicate with them all relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence and where applicable, related safeguards.

From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were of most significance in the audit of the separate financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2018 and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditors’ report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should not be communicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.

The engagement partner on the audit resulting in this independent auditors’ report is Heon Chang, Oh.

 

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KPMG Samjong Accounting Corp.

Seoul, Korea

February 25, 2019

 

This report is effective as of February 25, 2019, the audit report date. Certain subsequent events or circumstances, which may occur between the audit report date and the time of reading this report, could have a material impact on the accompanying separate financial statements and notes thereto. Accordingly, the readers of the audit report should understand that the above audit report has not been updated to reflect the impact of such subsequent events or circumstances, if any.

 

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LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.

Separate Statements of Financial Position

As of December 31, 2018 and 2017

 

(In millions of won)    Note      December 31, 2018      December 31, 2017  

Assets

        

Cash and cash equivalents

     4, 26      W 473,283      566,408

Deposits in banks

     4, 26        77,200      580,770

Trade accounts and notes receivable, net

     5, 14, 26, 28        3,389,108      4,673,570

Other accounts receivable, net

     5, 26        321,963      687,109

Other current financial assets

     6, 26        29,281      13,499

Inventories

     7        1,951,155      1,682,245

Other current assets

     5        136,349      177,473
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current assets

        6,378,339      8,381,074

Deposits in banks

     4, 26        11      11

Investments

     8        3,602,214      2,683,941

Other non-current accounts receivable, net

     5, 26        25,823      15,115

Other non-current financial assets

     6, 26        77,192      49,657

Property, plant and equipment, net

     9        14,984,564      12,487,001

Intangible assets, net

     10        816,808      731,373

Deferred tax assets

     24        851,936      727,248

Other non-current assets

     5        325,219      333,995
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total non-current assets

        20,683,767      17,028,341
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

      W 27,062,106      25,409,415
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities

        

Trade accounts and notes payable

     26, 28      W 3,186,123      2,391,493

Current financial liabilities

     11, 26        1,044,841      1,060,735

Other accounts payable

     26        1,746,412      2,701,823

Accrued expenses

        516,970      755,062

Income tax payable

        17,404      235,593

Provisions

     13        96,555      73,685

Advances received

     14        780,906      142,700

Other current liabilities

     13        27,419      33,514
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

        7,416,630      7,394,605

Non-current financial liabilities

     11, 26        5,139,476      3,165,413

Non-current provisions

     13        32,764      28,312

Defined benefit liabilities, net

     12        44,187      94,535

Long-term advances received

     14        1,122,015      830,335

Other non-current liabilities

     13        94,453      66,956
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total non-current liabilities

        6,432,895      4,185,551
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

        13,849,525      11,580,156
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Equity

        

Share capital

     15        1,789,079      1,789,079

Share premium

        2,251,113      2,251,113

Retained earnings

     16        9,172,389      9,789,067
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total equity

        13,212,581      13,829,259
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and equity

      W 27,062,106      25,409,415
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the separate financial statements.

 

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LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.

Separate Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)

For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

 

(In millions of won, except earnings per share)    Note      2018     2017  

Revenue

     17, 28      W 22,371,687     25,591,082

Cost of sales

     7, 18, 28        (20,439,681     (21,718,047
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

        1,932,006     3,873,035

Selling expenses

     19        (519,804     (666,891

Administrative expenses

     19        (678,861     (473,477

Research and development expenses

        (1,206,336     (1,195,937
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating profit (loss)

        (472,995     1,536,730
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Finance income

     22        148,301     763,489

Finance costs

     22        (129,652     (119,534

Other non-operating income

     21        541,547     790,476

Other non-operating expenses

     21        (577,007     (931,294
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Profit (loss) before income tax

        (489,806     2,039,867

Income tax expense (benefit)

     23        (47,515     260,146
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Profit (loss) for the year

        (442,291     1,779,721
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income (loss)

       

Items that will never be reclassified to profit or loss

       

Remeasurements of net defined benefit liabilities

     12, 23        5,690     (16,260

Related income tax

     12, 23        (1,169     9,259
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income (loss) for the year, net of income tax

        4,521     (7,001
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income (loss) for the year

      W (437,770     1,772,720
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings (loss) per share (In won)

       

Basic earnings (loss) per share

     25      W (1,236     4,974
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted earnings (loss) per share

     25      W (1,236     4,974
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the separate financial statements.

 

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LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.

Separate Statements of Changes in Equity

For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

 

     Share      Share      Retained     Total  
(In millions of won)    capital      premium      earnings     equity  

Balances at January 1, 2017

   W 1,789,079      2,251,113      8,195,255     12,235,447
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income for the year

          

Profit for the year

     —        —        1,779,721     1,779,721

Other comprehensive income (loss)

          

Remeasurements of net defined benefit liabilities, net of tax

     —        —        (7,001     (7,001
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other comprehensive loss

     —        —        (7,001     (7,001
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income for the year

   W —          —        1,772,720     1,772,720
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Transaction with owners, recognized directly in equity

          

Dividends to equity holders

     —        —        (178,908     (178,908
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balances at December 31, 2017

   W 1,789,079      2,251,113      9,789,067     13,829,259
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balances at January 1, 2018

   W 1,789,079      2,251,113      9,789,067     13,829,259
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income for the year

          

Loss for the year

     —        —        (442,291     (442,291

Other comprehensive income (loss)

          

Remeasurements of net defined benefit liabilities, net of tax

     —        —        4,521     4,521
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other comprehensive income

     —        —        4,521     4,521
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total comprehensive loss for the year

   W —          —        (437,770     (437,770
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Transaction with owners, recognized directly in equity

          

Dividends to equity holders

     —        —        (178,908     (178,908
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balances at December 31, 2018

   W 1,789,079      2,251,113      9,172,389     13,212,581
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the separate financial statements.

 

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LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.

Separate Statements of Cash Flows

For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

 

(In millions of won)    Note      2018     2017  

Cash flows from operating activities:

       

Profit (loss) for the year

      W (442,291     1,779,721

Adjustments for:

       

Income tax expense (benefit)

     23        (47,515     260,146

Depreciation

     9, 18        1,993,133     1,732,901

Amortization of intangible assets

     10, 18        399,635     391,580

Gain on foreign currency translation

        (38,724     (143,514

Loss on foreign currency translation

        102,689     143,022

Expenses related to defined benefit plans

     12, 20        178,274     196,853

Gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment

        (42,864     (139,053

Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment

        8,615     11,620

Impairment loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment

        43,601     —  

Gain on disposal of intangible assets

        (239     (308

Loss on disposal of intangible assets

        —       30

Impairment loss on intangible assets

        82     1,809

Reversal of impairment loss on intangible assets

        (348     (35

Warranty expenses

        207,892     217,198

Finance income

        (145,293     (761,617

Finance costs

        119,915     80,995

Other income

        (3,400     (17,127

Other expenses

        612     2,293
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        2,776,065     1,976,793

Changes in

       

Trade accounts and notes receivable

        1,110,769     316,119

Other accounts receivable

        21,444     (63,844

Inventories

        (355,858     24,738

Other current assets

        101,812     14,807

Other non-current assets

        (65,166     (112,015

Trade accounts and notes payable

        828,112     (272,656

Other accounts payable

        (223,707     161,337

Accrued expenses

        (249,579     166,035

Provisions

        (190,317     (177,439

Other current liabilities

        53,017     (6,883

Defined benefit liabilities, net

        (222,932     (260,790

Long-term advances received

        957,717     1,020,470

Other non-current liabilities

        25,745     6,368
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        1,791,057     816,247

Cash generated from operating activities

        4,124,831     4,572,761

Income taxes paid

        (313,867     (232,477

Interests received

        19,592     25,017

Interests paid

        (145,082     (93,487
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

      W 3,685,474     4,271,814
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the separate financial statements.

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LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.

Separate Statements of Cash Flows, Continued

For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

 

(In millions of won)    Note      2018     2017  

Cash flows from investing activities:

       

Dividends received

      W 24,136     409,015

Increase in deposits in banks

        (275,700     (1,334,015

Proceeds from withdrawal of deposits in banks

        778,915     1,826,523

Acquisition of financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

        (286     —  

Proceeds from disposal of financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income

        6     —  

Acquisition of available-for-sale financial assets

        —       (7

Proceeds from disposal of available-for-sale financial assets

        —       917

Acquisition of investments

        (192,611     (81,780

Proceeds from disposal of investments

        4,527     13,128

Acquisition of property, plant and equipment

        (5,548,289     (4,859,831

Proceeds from disposal of property, plant and equipment

        201,222     199,769

Acquisition of intangible assets

        (466,496     (437,290

Proceeds from disposal of intangible assets

        960     1,674

Government grants received

        1,210     1,859

Receipt from settlement of derivatives

        2,026     2,592

Proceeds from collection of short-term loans

        11,058     1,118

Increase in short-term loans

        (7,700     —  

Increase in long-term loans

        (36,580     (13,930

Increase in deposits

        (348     (1,388

Decrease in deposits

        569     1,185

Proceeds from disposal of emission rights

        10,200     6,090
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

        (5,493,181     (4,264,371
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

     27       

Proceeds from short-term borrowings

        552,164     —  

Repayments of short-term borrowings

        (552,884     (105,864

Proceeds from issuance of bonds

        828,169     497,959

Proceeds from long-term borrwoings

        2,489,560     630,000

Repayments of current portion of long-term borrowings and bonds

        (1,425,395     (544,557

Payment guarantee fee received

        1,876     868

Dividends paid

        (178,908     (178,908
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

        1,714,582     299,498
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

        (93,125     306,941

Cash and cash equivalents at January 1

        566,408     259,467
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at December 31

      W 473,283     566,408
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the separate financial statements.

 

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LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.

Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

 

1.

Organization and Description of Business

LG Display Co., Ltd. (the “Company”) was incorporated in February 1985 and the Company is a public corporation listed in the Korea Exchange since 2004. The main business of the Company is to manufacture and sell displays and its related products. As of December 31, 2018, the Company is operating Thin Film Transistor Liquid Crystal Display (“TFT-LCD”) and Organic Light Emitting Diode (“OLED”) panel manufacturing plants in Gumi, Paju and China and TFT-LCD and OLED module manufacturing plants in Gumi, Paju, China, Poland and Vietnam. The Company is domiciled in the Republic of Korea with its address at 128 Yeouidae-ro, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, the Republic of Korea. As of December 31, 2018, LG Electronics Inc., a major shareholder of the Company, owns 37.9% (135,625,000 shares) of the Company’s common stock.

The Company’s common stock is listed on the Korea Exchange under the identifying code 034220. As of December 31, 2018, there are 357,815,700 shares of common stock outstanding. The Company’s common stock is also listed on the New York Stock Exchange in the form of American Depository Shares (“ADSs”) under the symbol “LPL”. One ADS represents one-half of one share of common stock. As of December 31, 2018, there are 20,890,926 ADSs outstanding.

 

2.

Basis of Presenting Financial Statements

 

  (a)

Statement of Compliance

In accordance with the Act on External Audits of Stock Companies, these separate financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Korean International Financial Reporting Standards (“K-IFRS”).

These financial statements are separate financial statements prepared in accordance with K-IFRS No.1027, Separate Financial Statements, presented by a parent, an investor in an associate or a venture in a joint ventures, in which the investments are accounted for on the basis of the direct equity interest rather than on the basis of the reported results and net assets of the investees.

The separate financial statements were authorized for issuance by the Board of Directors on January 29, 2019, which will be submitted for approval to the shareholders’ meeting to be held on March 15, 2019.

 

 

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LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.

Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

 

2.

Basis of Presenting Financial Statements, Continued

 

  (b)

Basis of Measurement

The separate financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis except for the following material items in the separate statements of financial position:

 

   

derivative financial instruments at fair value, financial assets at fair value through profit or loss(“FVTPL”) and financial asset at fair value through other comprehensive income (“FVOCI”), and

 

   

net defined benefit liabilities are recognized as the present value of defined benefit obligations less the fair value of plan assets

 

  (c)

Functional and Presentation Currency

The separate financial statements are presented in Korean won, which is the Company’s functional currency.

 

  (d)

Use of Estimates and Judgments

The preparation of the separate financial statements in conformity with K-IFRSs requires management to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of accounting policies and the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, income and expenses. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

Estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognized in the period in which the estimates are revised and in any future periods affected.

Information about critical judgments in applying accounting policies that have the most significant effect on the amounts recognized in the separate financial statements is included in the following notes:

 

   

Financial instruments (note 3(f))

Information about assumptions and estimation uncertainties that have a significant risk of resulting in a material adjustment within the next 12 months is included in the following notes:

 

   

Recognition and measurement of provisions (note 3(l) and 13)

 

   

Measurement of defined benefit obligations (note 12)

 

   

Deferred tax assets(note 24)

 

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LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.

Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

 

3.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The significant accounting policies followed by the Company in the preparation of its separate financial statements are as follows:

 

  (a)

Changes in Accounting Policies

The Company has initially adopted K-IFRS No. 1109, Financial Instruments, K-IFRS No. 1115, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, and K-IFRS No. 2122, Foreign Currency Transactions and Advance Consideration, from January 1, 2018.

The Company has consistently applied the accounting policies to the separate financial statements for 2018 and 2017 except for the new amendments effective for annual period beginningJanuary 1, 2018 as mentioned below.

 

  (i)

K-IFRS No. 1109, Financial Instruments

K-IFRS No. 1109 set out requirements for recognizing and measuring financial assets, financial liabilities and some contracts to buy or sell non-financial items. This standards replaces K-IFRS No. 1039 Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement. The Company has initially adopted K-IFRS No. 1109, Financial Instruments, from January 1, 2018, and the Company has used an exemption not to restate the separate financial statements for prior years with respects to transition requirements.

The followings describe the nature and impact on the significant changes in accounting policies from the adoption of K-IFRS No. 1109. There is no impact on the opening balance of retained earnings at January 1, 2018 resulting from the initial adoption of K-IFRS No. 1109.

 

  i)

Classification and measurement of financial assets and financial liabilities

K-IFRS No. 1109 contains three principal classification categories for financial assets measured at amortized cost, FVOCI and FVTPL. The classification of financial assets under K-IFRS 1109 is generally based on the business model in which a financial asset is managed and its contractual cash flow characteristics. K-IFRS No. 1109 eliminates the previous K-IFRS No. 1039 categories of held to maturity, loans and receivables and available for sale.

K-IFRS No. 1109 largely retains the existing requirements in K-IFRS No. 1039 for the classification and measurement of financial liabilities.

The adoption K-IFRS No. 1109 has not had a significant effect on the Company’s accounting policies related to financial liabilities and derivative financial instruments.

 

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LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.

Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

 

3.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, Continued

 

  (a)

Changes in Accounting Policies, Continued

 

The following table below explains the original measurement categories under K-IFRS No. 1039 and the changes in measurement categories under K-IFRS No. 1109 for each class of the Company’s financial assets as at January 1, 2018.

 

(In millions of won)    Classification
under
K-IFRS No. 1039
     Classification
under
K-IFRS No. 1109
    

 

     Carrying amount
under

K-IFRS No. 1039
     Carrying amount
under

K-IFRS No. 1109
     Difference  

Financial assets

                 

Cash and cash equivalents

    

Loans and

receivables

 

 

     Amortized cost        W        566,408        566,408        —    

Deposits

    

Loans and

receivables

 

 

     Amortized cost           580,781        580,781        —    

Trade receivables

    

Loans and

receivables

 

 

     Amortized cost           4,673,570        4,673,570        —    

Other receivables

    

Loans and

receivables

 

 

     Amortized cost           702,224        702,224        —    

Debt instrument

     Available-for-sale       
FVOCI-debt
instrument
 
 
        162        162        —    

Equity instrument

     Available-for-sale       

Mandatorily at

FVTPL

 

 

        2,697        2,697        —    

Convertible bonds

    
Designated as at
FVTPL
 
 
    
Mandatorily at
FVTPL
 
 
        1,552        1,552        —    

Derivatives

    
Designated as at
FVTPL
 
 
    
Mandatorily at
FVTPL
 
 
        842        842        —    

Others

    

Loans and

receivables

 

 

     Amortized cost           57,903        57,903        —    
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total financial assets

           W        6,586,139        6,586,139        —    
           

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

As of January 1, 2018, there was no financial liabilities measured at FVTPL.

Impairment of financial assets

K-IFRS No. 1109 replaces the ‘incurred loss’ model in K-IFRS No. 1039 with an ‘expected credit loss’ (ECL) model. The new impairment model applies to financial assets measured at amortized cost, contract assets and debt investments at FVOCI, but not to investments in equity instruments. Under K-IFRS No. 1109, credit losses are recognized earlier than under K-IFRS No. 1039.

As a result of applying the new impairment model under K-IFRS No. 1109, as of January 1, 2018, there is no additional allowance for impairments recognized as compared with the impairment model under K-IFRS No. 1039.

Hedge Accounting

When initially applying K-IFRS No. 1109, the Company has elected as its accounting policy to continue to apply hedge accounting requirements under K-IFRS No. 1039 and as a result, there is no impact of applying K-IFRS No. 1109 on the separate financial statements as at January 1, 2018.

 

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LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.

Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

 

3.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, Continued

 

  (a)

Changes in Accounting Policies, continued

 

  (ii)

K-IFRS No. 1115, Revenue from Contracts with Customers

K-IFRS No. 1115, Revenue from contracts with customers, establishes a comprehensive framework for determining whether, how much and when revenue is recognized. K-IFRS No. 1115 replaces existing revenue recognition guidance, including K-IFRS No. 1018 Revenue, K-IFRS No. 1011, Construction Contracts, K-IFRS No. 2031, Revenue: Barter Transactions Involving Advertising Services, K-IFRS No. 2113, Customer Loyalty Programmes, K-IFRS No. 2115, Agreements for the Construction of Real Estate and K-IFRS No. 2118, Transfers of Assets from Customers.

The Company has initially adopted K-IFRS No. 1115, Revenue from contracts with customers, from January 1, 2018. The Company has adopted K-IFRS No. 1115 using the cumulative effect method with the effect of initially applying this standard recognized at the date of initial application, January 1, 2018. As a result of this change, the refund liability and a new asset for the right to recover returned goods increased by W9,789 million, respectively, as of January 1, 2018. There is no impact on the opening balance of retained earnings at January 1, 2018. (Note 5(d), 13(a))

The effect of the application of K-IFRS No. 1115 on the Company’s separate statement of financial position as of December 31, 2018 is as follows. There is no significant impact on the separate statement of comprehensive income and the cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2018.

 

(In millions of won)                            

Categories

          As reported      Adjustments      Amounts without
adoption of K-IFRS
No. 1115
 

Current Assets

           

Other current assets

     W        136,349        (7,489      128,860  

Current Liabilities

           

Provisions

     W        96,555        (7,489      89,066  

 

  (iii)

K-IFRS No. 2122, Foreign Currency Transactions and Advance Consideration

According to the new interpretation, K-IFRS No. 2122, Foreign Currency Transactions and Advance Consideration, the date of the transaction for the purpose of determining the exchange rate to use on initial recognition of the related asset, expense or income (or part of it) is the date on which an entity initially recognizes the non-monetary asset or non-monetary liability arising from the payment or receipt of advance consideration. If there are multiple payments or receipts in advance, the entity shall determine a date of the transaction for each payment or receipt of advance consideration. There is no significant impact on the separate financial statements of the Company.

 

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LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.

Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

 

3.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, Continued

 

  (b)

Interest in subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures

These separate financial statements are prepared and presented in accordance with K-IFRS No.1027, Separate Financial Statements. The Company applied the cost method to investments in subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures in accordance with K-IFRS No.1027. Dividends from subsidiaries, associates or joint ventures are recognized in profit or loss when the right to receive the dividend is established.

 

  (c)

Foreign Currency Transaction and Translation

Transactions in foreign currencies are translated to the respective functional currencies of the Company at exchange rates at the dates of the transactions. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated to the functional currency at the exchange rate on the reporting date. Non-monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies that are measured at fair value are retranslated to the functional currency at the exchange rate at the date that the fair value was originally determined. Foreign currency differences arising on retranslation are recognized in profit or loss, except for differences arising on investment in equity securities designated as at FVOCI and a financial asset and liability designated as a cash flow hedge, which are recognized in other comprehensive income. Non-monetary items that are measured in terms of historical cost in a foreign currency are translated using the exchange rate at the date of the original transaction. Exchange differences arising on the settlement of monetary items or on translating monetary items at rates different from those at which they were translated on initial recognition are recognized in profit or loss in the period in which they arise. Foreign currency differences arising from assets and liabilities in relation to the investing and financing activities including loans, bonds and cash and cash equivalents are recognized in finance income (costs) in the separate statement of comprehensive income and foreign currency differences arising from assets and liabilities in relation to activities other than investing and financing activities are recognized in other non-operating income (expense) in the separate statement of comprehensive income. Relevant foreign currency differences are presented in gross amounts in the separate statement of comprehensive income.

 

  (d)

Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include all cash balances and short-term highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less that are readily convertible into known amounts of cash.

 

  (e)

Inventories

Inventories are measured at the lower of cost and net realizable value. The cost of inventories is based on the weighted-average method, and includes expenditures incurred in acquiring the inventories, production or conversion costs and other costs incurred in bringing them to their existing location and condition. Net realizable value is the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business less the estimated costs of completion and the estimated selling expenses. In the case of manufactured inventories and work-in-process, cost includes an appropriate share of production overheads based on the actual capacity of production facilities. However, the normal capacity is used for the allocation of fixed production overheads if the actual level of production is lower than the normal capacity.

 

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LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.

Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

 

3.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, Continued

 

  (f)

Financial Instruments

 

  (i)

Non-derivative financial assets

Recognition and initial measurement

Trade receivables and debt securities issued are initially recognized when they are originated. All other financial assets or liabilities are recognized in statement of financial position when, and only when, the Company becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.

A financial asset (unless it is a trade receivable without a significant financing component) or financial liability is initially measured at fair value plus, for an item not at FVTPL, transaction costs that are directly attributable to its acquisition or issue. A trade receivable without a significant financing component is initially measured at the transaction price.

Classification and subsequent measurement

 

  i)

Financial assets: Policy applicable from January 1, 2018

On initial recognition, a financial asset is classified as measured at: amortized cost; FVOCI – debt investment; FVOCI – equity investments; or FVTPL. Financial assets are not reclassified subsequent to their initial recognition unless the Company changes its business model for managing financial assets, in which case all affected financial assets are reclassified on the first day of the first reporting period following the change in the business model.

A financial asset is measured at amortized cost if it meets both of the following conditions and is not designated at FVTPL:

 

   

it is held within a business model whose objective is to hold assets to collect contractual cash flows; and

 

   

its contractual terms give rise on specified dates to cash flows that are solely payments of principal and interest on the principal amount outstanding.

A debt investment is measured at FVOCI if it meets both of the following conditions and is not designated as at FVTPL:

 

   

it is held within a business model whose objective is achieved by both collecting contractual cash flows and selling financial assets; and

 

   

the contractual terms give rise on specified dates to cash flows that are solely payments of principal and interest on the principal amount outstanding.

On initial recognition of an equity investments that is not held for trading, the Company may irrevocably elect to present subsequent changes in the investment’s fair value in OCI. This election is made on an investment-by-investment basis.

All financial assets not classified as measured at amortized cost or FVOCI as described above are measured at FVTPL. This includes all derivative financial assets. At initial recognition, the Company may irrevocably designate a financial asset that otherwise meets the requirements to be measured at amortized cost or at FVOCI as at FVTPL if doing so eliminates or significantly reduces an accounting mismatch that would otherwise arise.

 

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Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

 

3.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, Continued

 

  (f)

Financial Instruments, Continued

 

  ii)

Financial assets: business model: Policy applicable from January 1, 2018

The Company makes an assessment of the objective of the business model in which a financial asset is held at a portfolio level because this best reflects the way the business is managed and information is provided to management. The information considered includes:

 

   

the stated policies and objectives for the portfolio and the operation of those policies in practice. These include whether management’s strategy focuses on earning contractual interest income, maintaining a particular interest rate profile, matching the duration of the financial assets to the duration of any related liabilities or expected cash outflows or realizing cash flows through the sale of the assets;.

 

   

how the performance of the portfolio is evaluated and reported to the Company’s management;

 

   

the risks that affect the performance of the business model (and the financial assets held within that business model) and how those risks are managed;.

 

   

how managers of the business are compensated – e.g. whether compensation is based on the fair value of the assets managed or the contractual cash flows collected; and

 

   

the frequency, volume and timing of sales of financial assets in prior periods, the reasons for such sales and expectations about future sales activity.

Transfers of financial asset to third parties in transaction that do not qualify for derecognition are not considered sale for this purpose.

A financial assets that are held for trading or are managed and whose performance is evaluated on a fair value basis are measured at FVTPL.

 

  iii)

Financial assets: Assessment whether contractual cash flows are solely payments of principal and interest: Policy applicable from January 1, 2018

For the purpose of this assessment, “principal” is defined as the fair value of the financial asset on initial recognition. ‘Interest’ is defined as consideration for the time value of money and for the credit risk associated with the principal amount outstanding during a particular period of time and for other basic lending risks and cost (e.g. liquidity risk and administrative costs), as well as profit margin.

 

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LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.

Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

 

3.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, Continued

 

  (f)

Financial Instruments, Continued

 

In assessing whether the contractual cash flows are solely payments of principal and interest, the Company considers the contractual terms of the instrument. This includes assessing whether the financial asset contains a contractual term that could change the timing or amount of contractual cash flows such that it would not meet this condition. In making this assessment, the Company considers.

 

   

contingent events that would change the amount or timing of cash flows:

 

   

terms that may adjust the contractual coupon rate, including variable-rate features;

 

   

prepayment and extension features; and

 

   

terms that limit the Company’s claim to cash flows from specified assets (e.g. non-recourse features)

A prepayment feature is consistent with the solely payments of principal and interest criterion if the prepayment amount substantially represents unpaid amounts of principal and interest or the principal amount outstanding, which may include reasonable additional compensation for early termination of the contract. Additionally, for a financial asset acquired at a discount or premium to its contractual par amount, a feature that permits or requires prepayment at an amount that substantially represents the contractual par amount plus accrued (but unpaid) contractual interest (which may also include reasonable additional compensation for early termination) is treated as consistent with this criterion if the fair value of the prepayment feature is insignificant at initial recognition.

 

  iv)

Financial assets: Subsequent measurement and gains and losses: Policy applicable from January 1, 2018

 

Financial assets at FVTPL    These assets are subsequently measured at fair value. Net gains and losses, including any interest or dividend income, are recognized in profit or loss.
Financial assets at amortized cost    These assets are subsequently measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method. The amortized cost is reduced by impairment losses. Interest income, foreign exchange gains and losses and impairment are recognized in profit or loss. Any gain or loss on derecognition is recognized in profit or loss.
Debt investments at FVOCI    These assets are subsequently measured at fair value. Interest income calculated using the effective interest method, foreign exchange gains and losses and impairment are recognized in profit or loss. Other net gains and losses are recognized in OCI. On derecognition, gains and losses accumulated in OCI are reclassified to profit or loss.

 

  v)

Financial assets: Policy applicable before January 1, 2018

The Company has classified financial assets into one of the following categories

 

   

loans and receivables

 

   

available-for-sale

 

   

at FVTPL

 

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Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

 

3.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, Continued

 

  (f)

Financial Instruments, Continued

 

  vi)

Financial assets: subsequent measurement, gains and losses: Policy applicable before January 1, 2018

 

Financial assets at FVTPL    Measured at fair value and changes therein, including any interest or dividend income, were recognized in profit or loss.
Loans and receivables    Measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method.
Available-for-sale financial assets    Measured at fair value and changes therein, other than impairment losses, interest income and foreign currency differences on debt instruments, were recognized in OCI and accumulated in the fair value reserves. When these assets were derecognized, the gain or loss accumulated in equity was classified to profit or loss.

Derecognition

The Company derecognizes a financial asset when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the asset expire, it transfers the rights to receive the contractual cash flows of the financial asset in a transaction in which substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of the financial asset are transferred, or it transfers or does not retain substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of a transferred asset, and does not retain control of the transferred asset.

If the Company has retained substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of the transferred asset, the Company continue to recognize the transferred asset.

Offset

Financial assets and liabilities are offset and the net amount presented in the separate statement of financial position when, and only when, the Company has a legal right to offset the amounts and intends either to settle them on a net basis or to realize the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.

 

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Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

 

3.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, Continued

 

  (f)

Financial Instruments, Continued

 

  (ii)

Non-derivative financial liabilities

The Company classifies financial liabilities into two categories, financial liabilities at FVTPL and other financial liabilities, in accordance with the substance of the contractual arrangement and the definitions of financial liabilities, and recognizes them in the separate statement of financial position when the Company becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.

Financial liabilities at FVTPL include financial liabilities held for trading or designated as such upon initial recognition at FVTPL. After initial recognition, financial liabilities at FVTPL are measured at fair value, and changes therein are recognized in profit or loss. Upon initial recognition, transaction costs that are directly attributable to the issuance of financial liabilities are recognized in profit or loss as incurred.

Non-derivative financial liabilities other than financial liabilities classified as FVTPL are classified as other financial liabilities and measured initially at fair value minus transaction costs that are directly attributable to the issuance of financial liabilities. Subsequent to initial recognition, these financial liabilities are measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method. As of December 31, 2018, non-derivative financial liabilities comprise borrowings, bonds and others.

The Company derecognizes a financial liability when its contractual obligations are discharged, cancelled or expired.

 

  (iii)

Share Capital

The Company only issued common stocks and they are classified as equity. Incremental costs directly attributable to the issuance of common stocks are recognized as a deduction from equity, net of tax effects. Capital contributed in excess of par value upon issuance of common stocks is classified as share premium within equity.

 

  (iv)

Derivative financial instruments

Derivatives are initially recognized at fair value. Subsequent to initial recognition, derivatives are measured at fair value, and changes therein are accounted for as described below.

Hedge Accounting

If necessary, the Company designates derivatives as hedging items to hedge the risk of changes in the fair value of assets, liabilities or firm commitments (a fair value hedge) and foreign currency risk of highly probable forecasted transactions or firm commitments (a cash flow hedge).

On initial designation of the hedge, the Company’s management formally designates and documents the relationship between the hedging instrument(s) and hedged item(s), including the risk management objectives and strategy in undertaking the hedge transaction, together with the methods that will be used to assess the effectiveness of the hedging relationship, both at the inception of the hedge relationship as well as on an ongoing basis.

 

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Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

 

3.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, Continued

 

  (f)

Financial Instruments, Continued

 

  i)

Fair value hedges

Change in the fair value of a derivative hedging instrument designated as a fair value hedge and the hedged item is recognized in profit or loss, respectively. The gain or loss from remeasuring the hedging instrument at fair value and the gain or loss on the hedged item attributable to the hedged risk are recognized in profit or loss in the same line item of the statement of comprehensive income. The Company discontinues fair value hedge accounting if it does not designate the derivative hedging instrument and the hedged item as the hedge relationship between them anymore or if the hedging instrument expires or is sold, terminated or exercised, or if the hedge no longer meets the criteria for hedge accounting. Any adjustment arising from gain or loss on the hedged item attributable to the hedged risk is amortized to profit or loss from the date the hedge accounting is discontinued.

 

  ii)

Cash flow hedges

When a derivative designated as a cash flow hedging instrument meets the criteria of cash flow hedge accounting, the effective portion of changes in the fair value of the derivative is recognized in other comprehensive income and the ineffective portion of changes in the fair value of the derivative is recognized in profit or loss. The Company discontinues cash flow hedge accounting if it does not designate the derivative hedging instrument and the hedged item as the hedge relationship between them any more or if the hedging instruments expires or is sold, terminated or exercised, or if the hedge no longer meets the criteria for hedge accounting. The cumulative gain or loss on the hedging instrument that has been recognized in other comprehensive income is reclassified to profit or loss in the periods during which the forecasted transaction occurs. If the forecasted transaction is no longer expected to occur, then the balance in other comprehensive income is recognized immediately in profit or loss.

Embedded derivative

Embedded derivatives are separated from the host contract and accounted for separately if the host contract is not a financial asset and certain criteria are met.

Other derivative financial instruments

Derivative financial instruments are measured at fair value and changes of them not designated as a hedging instrument or not effective for hedging are recognized in profit or loss.

 

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Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

 

3.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, Continued

 

  (g)

Property, Plant and Equipment

 

  (i)

Recognition and measurement

Items of property, plant and equipment are measured at cost less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses. Cost includes an expenditure that is directly attributable to the acquisition of the asset. The cost of self-constructed assets includes the cost of materials and direct labor, any costs directly attributable to bringing the assets to a working condition for their intended use, the costs of dismantling and removing the items and restoring the site on which they are located and borrowing costs on qualifying assets.

The gain or loss arising from the derecognition of an item of property, plant and equipment is determined as the difference between the net disposal proceeds, if any, and the carrying amount of the item and recognized in other non-operating income or other non-operating expenses.

 

  (ii)

Subsequent costs

Subsequent expenditure on an item of property, plant and equipment is recognized as part of its cost only if it is probable that future economic benefits associated with the item will flow to the Company and the cost of the item can be measured reliably. The costs of the day-to-day servicing of property, plant and equipment are recognized in profit or loss as incurred

 

  (iii)

Depreciation

Depreciation is recognized in profit or loss on a straight-line basis, reflecting the pattern in which the asset’s future economic benefits are expected to be consumed by the Company. The residual value of property, plant and equipment is zero. Land is not depreciated.

Estimated useful lives of the assets are as follows:

 

     Useful lives (years)

Buildings and structures

   20, 40

Machinery

   4, 5

Furniture and fixtures

   4

Equipment, tools and vehicles

   2, 4, 12

Depreciation methods, useful lives and residual values are reviewed at each financial year-end and adjusted if appropriate and any changes are accounted for as changes in accounting estimates.

 

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Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

 

3.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, Continued

 

  (g)

Property, Plant and Equipment, Continued

 

During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company changed estimated useful lives of the mask and mold which had previously been classified as inventories. Based on the review of the accumulated historical usage information that became available, it is expected that the mask and mold will be used for the period exceeding one year. Accordingly, the Company changed useful lives of Mask and Mold to two years, accounted for the change in accounting estimate and reclassified the mask and mold to property, plant and equipment from inventories. As a result of such change, the Company reclassified inventories amounting to W90,955 million at the beginning of January 1, 2018 to property, plant, and equipment. The impact on the depreciation expense of the property, plant and equipment at the beginning of January 1, 2018 and newly acquired property, plant and equipment during the year ended December 31, 2018 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)

       
     2018     2019      2020  

Increase(decrease) in depreciation expense

     W (93,729)      47,682        46,047  

 

  (h)

Borrowing Costs

The Company capitalizes borrowing costs, which includes interests and exchange differences arising from foreign currency borrowings to the extent that they are regarded as an adjustment to interest costs, directly attributable to the acquisition, construction or production of a qualifying asset as part of the cost of that asset. A qualifying asset is an asset that necessarily takes a substantial period of time to get ready for its intended use or sale. To the extent that the Company borrows funds specifically for the purpose of obtaining a qualifying asset, the Company determines the amount of borrowing costs eligible for capitalization as the actual borrowing costs incurred on that borrowing during the period less any investment income on the temporary investment of those borrowings. The Company immediately recognizes other borrowing costs as an expense.

 

  (i)

Government Grants

In case there is reasonable assurance that the Company will comply with the conditions attached to a government grant, the government grant is recognized as follows:

(i) Grants related to the purchase or construction of assets

A government grant related to the purchase or construction of assets is deducted in calculating the carrying amount of the asset. The grant is recognized in profit or loss over the life of a depreciable asset as a reduced depreciation expense and cash related to grant received is presented in investing activities in the statement of cash flows.

(ii) Grants for compensating the Company’s expenses incurred

A government grant that compensates the Company for expenses incurred is recognized in profit or loss as a deduction from relevant expenses on a systematic basis in the periods in which the expenses are recognized.

 

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Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

 

3.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, Continued

 

  (i)

Government Grants, Continued

 

  (iii)

Other government grants

A government grant that becomes receivable for the purpose of giving immediate financial support to the Company with no compensation for expenses or losses already incurred or no future related costs is recognized as income of the period in which it becomes receivable.

 

  (j)

Intangible Assets

Intangible assets are initially measured at cost. Subsequently, intangible assets are measured at cost less accumulated amortization and accumulated impairment losses.

(i) Goodwill

Goodwill arising from business combinations is recognized as the excess of the acquisition cost of investments in subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures over the Company’s share of the net fair value of the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed. Any deficit is a bargain purchase that is recognized in profit or loss. Goodwill is measured at cost less accumulated impairment losses.

(ii) Research and development

Expenditure on research activities, undertaken with the prospect of gaining new scientific or technical knowledge and understanding, is recognized in profit or loss as incurred.

Development activities involve a plan or design of the production of new or substantially improved products and processes. Development expenditure is capitalized only if the Company can demonstrate all of the following:

 

   

the technical feasibility of completing the intangible asset so that it will be available for use or sale,

 

   

its intention to complete the intangible asset and use or sell it,

 

   

its ability to use or sell the intangible asset,

 

   

how the intangible asset will generate probable future economic benefits. Among other things, the Company can demonstrate the existence of a market for the output of the intangible asset or the intangible asset itself or, if it is to be used internally, the usefulness of the intangible asset,

 

   

the availability of adequate technical, financial and other resources to complete the development and to use or sell the intangible asset, and

 

   

its ability to measure reliably the expenditure attributable to the intangible asset during its development.

The expenditure capitalized includes the cost of materials, direct labor, overhead costs that are directly attributable to preparing the asset for its intended use, and borrowing costs on qualifying assets.

(iii) Other intangible assets

Other intangible assets include intellectual property rights, software, customer relationships, technology, memberships and others.

 

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Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

 

3.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, Continued

 

  (i)

Government Grants, Continued

 

  (iv)

Subsequent costs

Subsequent expenditure is capitalized only when it increases the future economic benefits embodied in the specific intangible asset to which it relates. All other expenditure, including expenditure on internally generated goodwill and brands, is recognized in profit or loss as incurred.

 

  (v)

Amortization

Amortization is calculated on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of intangible assets, other than goodwill, from the date that they are available for use. The residual value of intangible assets is zero. However, as there are no foreseeable limits to the periods over which condominium and golf club memberships are expected to be available for use, these intangible assets are regarded as having indefinite useful lives and not amortized.

 

     Estimated useful lives (years)  

Intellectual property rights

     5, 10  

Rights to use electricity, water and gas supply facilities

     10  

Software

     4  

Customer relationships

     7, 10  

Technology

     10  

Development costs

     (*)  

Condominium and golf club memberships

     Not amortized  

(*) Capitalized development costs are amortized over the useful life considering the life cycle of the developed products. Amortization of capitalized development costs is recognized in research and development expenses in the separate statement of comprehensive income.

Amortization periods and the amortization methods for intangible assets with finite useful lives are reviewed at each financial year-end. The useful lives of intangible assets that are not being amortized are reviewed each period to determine whether events and circumstances continue to support indefinite useful life assessments for those assets. If appropriate, the changes are accounted for as changes in accounting estimates.

 

  (k)

Impairment

(i) Financial assets

Financial instruments and contract assets: Policy applicable from January 1, 2018

The Company recognizes loss allowance for financial assets measured at amortized cost and debt investments at FVOCI at the ‘expected credit loss’ (ECL).

The Company recognizes a loss allowance for the life-time expected credit losses except for following, which are measured at 12-month ECLs:

 

   

debt securities that are determined to have low credit risk at the reporting date; and

 

   

other debt securities and bank securities for which credit risk (i.e. the risk of default occurring over the expected life of the financial instrument) has not increased significantly since initial recognition.

 

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Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

 

3.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, Continued

 

  (k)

Impairment, Continued

 

When determining whether the credit risk of a financial asset has increased significantly since initial recognition and when estimating ECLs, the Company considers reasonable and supportable information that is relevant and available without undue cost or effort. This includes both qualitative and quantitative information and analysis, based on the Company’s historical experience and informed credit assessment including forward-looking information.

Lifetime ECLs are the ECLs that result from all possible default events over the expected life of a financial instrument.

12-month ECLs are the portion of the ECLs that result from default events that are possible within the 12 months after the reporting date (or a shorter period if the expected life of the instrument is less than 12 months).

The maximum period considered when estimating ECLs is the maximum contractual period over which the Company is exposed to credit risk.

Estimation of expected credit losses: Policy applicable from January 1, 2018

Expected credit losses are a probability-weighted estimate of credit losses (i.e. the present value of all cash shortfalls) over the expected life of the financial instrument. Credit losses are measured using the present value of a cash shortfall (the difference between the contractual cash flows and the expected contractual cash flows). The expected credit losses are discounted using effective interest rate of the financial assets.

Credit-impaired financial assets: Policy applicable from January 1, 2018

At each reporting period-end, the Company assesses whether financial assets carried at amortized cost and debt securities at FVOCI are credit-impaired. A financial asset is ‘credit-impaired’ when one or more events that have a detrimental impact on the estimated future cash flows of the financial asset have occurred.

Evidence that a financial asset is credit-impaired includes the following observable data:

 

   

significant financial difficulty of the issuer or the borrower;

 

   

the restructuring of a loan or advance by the Company on terms that the Company would not consider otherwise;

 

   

it is probable that the borrower will enter bankruptcy or other financial reorganization; or

 

   

the disappearance of an active market for a security because of financial difficulties;

Presentation of loss allowance for ECL in the statement of financial position: Policy applicable from January 1, 2018

Loss allowances for financial assets measured at amortized cost are deducted from the gross carrying amount of the assets. For debt securities at FVOCI, the loss allowance is charged to profit or loss and is recognized in OCI.

 

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Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

 

3.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, Continued

 

  (k)

Impairment, Continued

 

Write-off: Policy applicable from January 1, 2018

The gross carrying amount of a financial asset is written off when the Company has no reasonable expectations for recovering a financial asset in its entirety or a portion thereof. The Company assess whether there are reasonable expectations of recovering the contractual cash flows from customers and individually assess the timing and amount of write-off. The Company expects no significant recovery from the amount written-off. However, financial assets that are written off could still be subject to enforcement activities in order to comply with the Company’s procedures for recovery of amounts due.

Non-derivative financial assets: Policy applicable before January 1, 2018

Financial assets not classified as at FVTPL were assessed at each reporting date to determine whether there was objective evidence of impairment.

Objective evidence that financial assets were impaired included:

 

   

default or delinquency by a debtor;

 

   

restructuring of an amount due to the Company on terms that the Company would not consider otherwise

 

   

indications that a debtor or issuer would enter bankruptcy

 

   

adverse changes in the payment status of borrowers or issuers;

 

   

the disappearance of an active market for a security because of financial difficulties

 

   

observable data indicating that there was measurable decrease in the expected cash flows from a group of financial assets.

 

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Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

 

3.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, Continued

 

  (k)

Impairment, Continued

 

For an investment in an equity instrument, objective evidence of impairment include a significant or prolonged decline in its fair value below its cost.

 

Financial assets at amortized cost    The Company considered evidence of impairment for these assets at both collective level and individual asset. All individual significant assets were individually assessed for impairment. Those found not to be impaired were then collectively assessed for any impairment that had been incurred but not yet individually identified. Assets that were not individually significant were collectively assessed for impairment. Collective assessment was carried out by grouping together assets with similar risk characteristics.
   In assessing collective impairment, the Company used historical information on the timing of recoveries and the amount of loss incurred and made an adjustment if current economic and credit conditions were such that the actual losses were likely to be greater or lesser than suggested by historical trends.
   An impairment loss was calculated as the difference between an asset’s carrying amount and the present value of the estimated future cash flows discounted at the asset’s original effective interest rate. Losses were recognized in profit or loss and reflected in an allowance account.
   For financial assets such as equity instruments which the carrying amount would be the cost, the impairment loss is the difference between the carrying value and the present value of estimated future cash receipts of a similar financial instruments discounted at current market rate. The impairment loss is recognized as profit and losses and would be not reversed as profit and losses.
Available-for-sale financial assets    For the financial assets classified as available-for-sale which its decrease in the fair value has been recognized as other comprehensive income, the loss which has been recognized as other comprehensive income would be reclassified from other comprehensive income to profit and losses less the amount already recognized as profit and losses.
   If the fair value of an impaired available-for-sale debt security subsequently increased and the increase was related objectively to an event occurring after the impairment loss was recognized, then the impairment loss was reversed through profit or loss. Impairment losses recognized in profit or loss for an investment in an equity instrument classified as available-for-sale were not reversed through profit or loss.

(ii) Non-financial assets

The carrying amounts of the Company’s non-financial assets, other than assets arising from employee benefits, inventories and deferred tax assets, are reviewed at each reporting date to determine whether there is any indication of impairment. If any such indication exists, then the asset’s recoverable amount is estimated. For goodwill, and intangible assets that have indefinite useful lives or that are not yet available for use, irrespective of whether there is any indication of impairment, the recoverable amount is estimated each year at the same time.

 

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Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

 

3.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, Continued

 

  (k)

Impairment, Continued

 

For the purpose of impairment testing, assets that cannot be tested individually are grouped together into the smallest group of assets that generates cash inflows from continuing use that are largely independent of the cash inflows of other assets or groups of assets (the “cash-generating unit”, or “CGU”). The recoverable amount of an asset or cash-generating unit is determined as the greater of its value in use and its fair value less costs to sell. In assessing value in use, the estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset. Fair value less costs to sell is based on the best information available to reflect the amount that the Company could obtain from the disposal of the asset in an arm’s length transaction between knowledgeable, willing parties, after deducting the costs of disposal.

An impairment loss is recognized if the carrying amount of an asset or its CGU exceeds its estimated recoverable amount. Impairment losses are recognized in profit or loss. Goodwill acquired in a business combination is allocated to CGUs that are expected to benefit from the synergies of the combination. Impairment losses recognized in respect of a CGU are allocated first to reduce the carrying amount of any goodwill allocated to the unit, and then to reduce the carrying amounts of the other assets in the unit on a pro rata basis.

In respect of other assets, impairment losses recognized in prior periods are assessed at each reporting date for any indications that the loss has decreased or no longer exists. An impairment loss is reversed if there has been a change in the estimates used to determine the recoverable amount. An impairment loss is reversed only to the extent that the asset’s carrying amount does not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined, net of accumulated depreciation or amortization, if no impairment loss had been recognized. An impairment loss in respect of goodwill is not reversed.

 

  (l)

Provisions

A provision is recognized if, as a result of a past event, the Company has a present legal or constructive obligation that can be estimated reliably, and it is probable that an outflow of economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation.

The risks and uncertainties that inevitably surround events and circumstances are taken into account in reaching the best estimate of a provision. Where the effect of the time value of money is material, provisions are determined at the present value of the expected future cash flows. The unwinding of the discount is recognized as finance cost.

Provisions are reviewed at the end of each reporting period and adjusted to reflect the current best estimate. If it is no longer probable that an outflow of resources embodying economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation, the provision is reversed.

 

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Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

 

3.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, Continued

 

  (l)

Provisions, Continued

 

The Company recognizes a liability for warranty obligations based on the estimated costs expected to be incurred under its basic limited warranty. This warranty covers defective products and is normally applicable for eighteen months from the date of purchase. These liabilities are accrued when product revenues are recognized. Factors that affect the Company’s warranty liability include historical and anticipated rates of warranty claims on those repairs and cost per claim to satisfy the Company’s warranty obligation. Warranty costs primarily include raw materials and labor costs. As these factors are impacted by actual experience and future expectations, management periodically assesses the adequacy of its recorded warranty liabilities and adjusts the amounts as necessary. Accrued warranty obligations are included in the current and non-current provisions.

Liabilities for loss contingencies arising from claims, assessments, litigation, fines, and penalties and other sources, are recorded when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the assessment and/or remediation can be reasonably estimated.

 

  (m)

Employee Benefits

(i) Short-term employee benefits

Short-term employee benefits that are due to be settled within twelve months after the end of the period in which the employees render the related service are recognized in profit or loss on an undiscounted basis. The expected cost of profit-sharing and bonus plans and others are recognized when the Company has a present legal or constructive obligation to make payments as a result of past events and a reliable estimate of the obligation can be made.

(ii) Other long-term employee benefits

The Company’s net obligation in respect of long-term employee benefits other than pension plans is the amount of future benefit that employees have earned in return for their service in the current and prior periods.

(iii) Defined contribution plan

A defined contribution plan is a post-employment benefit plan under which an entity pays fixed contributions into a separate entity and will have no legal or constructive obligation to pay further amounts. Obligations for contributions to defined contribution pension plans are recognized as an employee benefit expense in profit or loss in the periods during which services are rendered by employees.

(iv) Defined benefit plan

A defined benefit plan is a post-employment benefit plan other than defined contribution plans. The Company’s net obligation in respect of its defined benefit plan is calculated by estimating the amount of future benefit that employees have earned in return for their service in the current and prior periods; that benefit is discounted to determine its present value. The fair value of any plan assets is deducted.

The calculation is performed annually by an independent actuary using the projected unit credit method. The discount rate is the yield at the reporting date on high quality corporate bonds that have maturity dates approximating the terms of the Company’s obligations and that are denominated in the same currency in which the benefits are expected to be paid. The Company recognizes all actuarial gains and losses arising from defined benefit plans in retained earnings immediately.

 

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Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

 

3.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, Continued

 

  (m)

Employee Benefits, Continued

 

  (iv)

Defined benefit plan, Continued

 

The Company determines the net interest expense (income) on the net defined benefit liability (asset) for the period by applying the discount rate used to measure the defined benefit obligation at the beginning of the annual period to the then-net defined benefit liability (asset), taking into account any changes in the net defined benefit liability (asset) during the period as a result of contributions and benefit payments. Consequently, the net interest on the net defined benefit liability (asset) now comprises: interest cost on the defined benefit obligation, interest income on plan assets, and interest on the effect on the asset ceiling.

When the benefits of a plan are changed or when a plan is curtailed, the resulting change in benefit that relates to past service or the gain or loss on curtailment is recognized immediately in profit or loss. The Company recognizes gains and losses on the settlement of a defined benefit plan when the settlement occurs.

 

  (v)

Termination benefits

The Company recognizes expense for termination benefits at the earlier of the date when the entity can no longer withdraw the offer of those benefits and when the entity recognizes costs for a restructuring that is within the scope of K-IFRS 1037 and involves the payment of termination benefits. If the termination benefits are not expected to be settled wholly before twelve months after the end of the annual reporting period, the Company measures the termination benefit with present value of future cash payments.

 

  (n)

Revenue from contracts with customers

Revenue from the sale of goods in the course of ordinary activities is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, net of estimated returns, earned trade discounts, volume rebates and other cash incentives paid to customers. The Company has initially applied K-IFRS 1115 from January 1, 2018 and recognized revenue according to the 5 stage revenue recognition model (① Identifying the contract ® ☐ Identifying performance obligation ® ☐ Determining transaction price ® ☐ Allocating the transaction price to performance obligation ®☐ Recognition of revenue at performance of obligation). The Company generates revenue primarily from sales of display panels to customer. Product revenue is recognized when the customer obtains control over the products, which typically occurs upon shipment or delivery depending on the terms of the contracts with the customers.

The Company includes return option in the sales contract of display panels to its customers thus the consideration received from the customer is subject to change. The Company has recognized the expected return amount of gross revenue as warranty provision until previous financial year. After applying the K-IFRS 1115 “Revenue from contracts with customers”, the Company estimates an amount of variable consideration by using the expected value method which the Company expects to better predict the amount of consideration. The Company includes in the transaction p[rice some or all of an amount of variable consideration estimated only to the extent that it is highly probable that a significant reversal in the amount of cumulative revenue recognized will not occur when the uncertainty associated with the variable consideration is subsequently resolved. The Company recognizes a refund liability and an asset for its right to recover products from customers if the Company receives consideration from a customer and expects to refund some or all of that consideration to the customer. Sales taxes collected from customers and remitted to governmental authorities are accounted for on a net basis and therefore are excluded from revenues in the separate statements of comprehensive income.

 

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Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

 

3.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, Continued

 

  (o)

Operating Segments

In accordance with K-IFRS No. 1108, Operating Segments, entity wide disclosures of geographic and product revenue information are provided in the separate financial statements.

 

  (p)

Finance Income and Finance Costs

Finance income comprises interest income on funds invested (including debt instruments measured at FVOCI), dividend income, gains on the disposal of debt instruments measured at FVOCI, changes in the fair value of financial assets at FVTPL, and gains on hedging instruments that are recognized in profit or loss. Interest income is recognized as it accrues in profit or loss, using the effective interest method. Dividend income is recognized in profit or loss on the date that the Company’s right to receive payment is established.

Finance costs comprise interest expense on borrowings, unwinding of the discount on provisions, gain and losses from financial assets measured at FVTPL, impairment losses recognized on financial assets, and losses on hedging instruments that are recognized in profit or loss. Borrowing costs directly attributable to the acquisition, construction or production of a qualifying asset are capitalized as part of the cost of that asset.

 

  (q)

Income Tax

Income tax expense comprises current and deferred tax. Current tax and deferred tax are recognized in profit or loss except to the extent that it relates to a business combination, or items recognized directly in equity or in other comprehensive income.

 

  (i)

Current tax

Current tax is the expected tax payable or receivable on the taxable profit or loss for the year, using tax rates enacted or substantively enacted at the reporting date and any adjustment to tax payable in respect of previous years. The taxable profit is different from the accounting profit for the period since the taxable profit is calculated excluding the temporary differences, which will be taxable or deductible in determining taxable profit (tax loss) of future periods, and non-taxable or non-deductible items from the accounting profit.

 

  (ii)

Deferred tax

Deferred tax is recognized, using the liability method, in respect of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for taxation purposes. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured at the tax rates that are expected to apply to the period when the asset is realized or the liability is settled, based on tax rates and tax laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the end of the reporting period. The measurement of deferred tax liabilities and deferred tax assets reflects the tax consequences that would follow from the manner in which the Company expects, at the end of the reporting period, to recover or settle the carrying amount of its assets and liabilities. However, deferred tax is not recognized for taxable temporary differences arising on the initial recognition of goodwill.

 

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Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

 

3.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, Continued

 

  (q)

Income Tax, Continued

 

  (ii)

Deferred tax, Continued

 

The Company recognizes a deferred tax liability for all taxable temporary differences associated with investments in subsidiaries, associates, and interests in joint ventures, except to the extent that the Company is able to control the timing of the reversal of the temporary differences and it is probable that the temporary differences will not reverse in the foreseeable future. A deferred tax asset is recognized for all deductible temporary differences to the extent that it is probable that the differences relating to investments in subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures will reverse in the foreseeable future and taxable profit will be available against which the temporary difference can be utilized.

Deferred tax assets are reviewed at each reporting date and are reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that the related tax benefit will be realized.

The Company offsets deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities if, and only if, the Company has a legally enforceable right to set off current tax assets against current tax liabilities and the deferred tax assets and the deferred tax liabilities relate to income taxes levied by the same taxation authority.

 

  (r)

Earnings Per Share

The Company presents basic and diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) data for its common stocks. Basic EPS is calculated by dividing the profit or loss attributable to ordinary shareholders of the Company by the weighted average number of common stocks outstanding during the period. Diluted EPS is determined by adjusting the profit or loss attributable to ordinary shareholders and the weighted average number of common stocks outstanding, adjusted for the effects of all dilutive potential common stocks such as convertible bonds and others.

 

  (s)

Business Combinations

The Company accounts for business combinations using the acquisition method when control is transferred to the Company. The consideration transferred in the acquisition is generally measured at fair value, as are the identifiable net assets acquired. Any goodwill that arises is tested annually for impairment. Any gain on a bargain purchase is recognized in profit or loss immediately. Transaction costs are expensed as incurred, except if related to the issue of debt or equity securities in accordance with K-IFRS No. 1032 and K-IFRS No. 1109.

The consideration transferred does not include amounts related to the settlement of pre-existing relationships. Such amounts are generally recognized in profit or loss

 

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Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

 

3.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, Continued

 

  (t)

New Standards and Amendments Not Yet Adopted

The following new standards and amendments to existing standards have been published and are mandatory for the Company for annual periods beginning after January 1, 2018, and the Company has not early adopted them.

 

  (i)

K-IFRS No. 1116, Leases

K-IFRS No. 1116, Leases, published on May 22, 2017 is effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2019, with early adoption permitted. K-IFRS No. 1116 replaces existing leases guidance including K-IFRS No. 1017, Leases, K-IFRS No.2014, Determining whether an Arrangement contains a Lease, K-IFRS No.2015, Operating Leases—Incentives and K-IFRS No.2027, Evaluating the Substance of Transactions Involving the Legal Form of a Lease.

K-IFRS No. 1116, Leases introduces a single, on-balance sheet lease accounting model for lessees. A lessee recognizes a right-of-use asset representing its right to use the underlying asset and a lease liability representing its obligation to make lease payments. There are recognition exemptions for short-term leases and leases of low value items. Lessor accounting remains similar to the current standard – i.e lessors continue to classify leases as finance or operating leases.

The Company is assessing the potential impact on its separate financial statements resulting from the application of K-IFRS no.1116 and the actual impacts are determined based on the future economic environment at the date of initial recognition such as interest rate implicit in the lease, lease portfolio, certainty of exercising purchase option, the extent which the practical expedient and recognition exemption election to be utilized.

Previously, the Company recognized operating lease expense on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease. The nature of expenses related to those leases will now change because the Company will recognize a depreciation charge for right-of-use assets and interest expense on lease liabilities.

No significant impact is expected for the Company’s finance lease.

A lessee may apply the K-IFRS No.1116 to its leases either:

 

   

Retrospectively to each prior reporting period presented

 

   

Retrospectively with the cumulative effect of initially applying the Standard recognized at the date of initial application

 

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Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

 

3.

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, Continued

 

  (t)

New Standards and Amendments Not Yet Adopted, Continued

 

A lessee shall apply the election consistently to all of its lease in which it is a lessee. The Company plans to apply K-IFRS No. 1116 initially on January 1, 2019, using the modified retrospective approach. Therefore, the cumulative effect of adopting K-IFRS No. 1116 will be recognized as an adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings at January 1, 2019, with no restatement of comparative information.

A lessee may use various practical expedients when applying K-IRFS No. 1116 retrospectively to leases previously classified as operating leases applying IAS 17. The Company is currently assessing the potential impacts when applying the practical expedients. The Company expects that additional amounts to be recognized as right-of-use assets and lease liabilities are not significant when practical expedient is applied.

 

  (ii)

Other standards

The following amended standards and interpretations are not expected to have a significant impact on the Company’s financial statements.

 

   

K-IFRS No. 2123, Uncertainty over Tax Treatments

 

   

K-IFRS No. 1109, Prepayment Features with Negative Compensation (Amendments to K-IFRS 1109)

 

   

K-IFRS No. 1028, Long-term Interests in Associates and Joint Ventures (Amendments to K-IFRS 1028)

 

   

K-IFRS No. 1019, Plan Amendment, Curtailment or Settlement (Amendments to K-IFRS 1019)

 

   

Amendments to References to Conceptual Framework in IFRS Standards.

 

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Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

 

4.

Cash and Cash Equivalents and Deposits in Banks

 

Cash and cash equivalents and deposits in banks as of December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)                     
            December 31, 2018      December 31, 2017  

Current assets

        

Cash and cash equivalents

        

Demand deposits

     W        473,283        566,408  

Deposits in banks

        

Time deposits

     W        3,118        507,930  

Restricted cash (*)

        74,082        72,840  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
     W        77,200        580,770  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
Non-current assets         

Deposits in banks

        

Restricted cash (*)

     W        11        11  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
     W        550,494        1,147,189  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*)

Restricted cash includes mutual growth fund to aid LG Group’s second and third-tier suppliers, pledge to enforce investment plans according to the receipt of subsidies from Gumi city and Gyeongsangbuk-do and others.

 

5.

Receivables and Other Assets

(a) Trade accounts and notes receivable as of December, 2018 and December 31, 2017 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)                     
            December 31, 2018      December 31, 2017  

Trade, net

     W        257,037        355,332  

Due from related parties

        3,132,071        4,318,238  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
     W        3,389,108        4,673,570  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

(b) Other accounts receivable as of December, 2018 and December 31, 2017 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)                     
            December 31, 2018      December 31, 2017  

Current assets

        

Non-trade receivable, net

     W        316,069        678,454  

Accrued income

        5,894        8,655  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
     W        321,963        687,109  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Non-current assets

        

Long-term non-trade receivable

     W        25,823        15,115  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
     W        347,786        702,224  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Due from related parties included in other accounts receivable, as of December 31, 2018 and 2017 are W247,677 million and W567,996 million, respectively.

 

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Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

 

5.

Receivables and Other Assets, Continued

 

  (c)

The aging of trade accounts and notes receivable, and other accounts receivable as of December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)           December 31, 2018  
            Book value      Impairment loss  
            Trade accounts
and notes
receivable
     Other
accounts
receivable
     Trade accounts
and notes
receivable
    Other
accounts
receivable
 

Not past due

     W        3,387,653        347,669        (5     (551

Past due 1-15 days

        1,353        274        —         (2

Past due 16-30 days

        79        69        —         (1

Past due 31-60 days

        28        95        —         (1

Past due more than 60 days

        —          668        —         (434
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
     W        3,389,113        348,775        (5     (989
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(In millions of won)           December 31, 2017  
    

 

     Book value      Impairment loss  
    

 

     Trade accounts
and notes
receivable
     Other
accounts
receivable
     Trade accounts
and notes
receivable
    Other
accounts
receivable
 

Not past due

     W        4,673,660        701,952        (570     (686

Past due 1-15 days

        341        482        —         (3

Past due 16-30 days

        135        53        —         (1

Past due 31-60 days

        —          207        —         (2

Past due more than 60 days

        4        622        —         (400
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
     W        4,674,140        703,316        (570     (1,092
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

The movement in the allowance for impairment in respect of trade accounts and notes receivable and other accounts receivable for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)           2018     2017  
    

 

     Trade accounts
and notes
receivable
    Other
accounts
receivable
    Trade accounts
and notes
receivable
     Other
accounts
receivable
 

Balance at the beginning of the period

     W        570       1,092       520        827  

(Reversal of) bad debt expense

        (565     (103     50        265  
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance at the reporting date

     W        5       989       570        1,092  
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

 

5.

Receivables and Other Assets, Continued

 

  (d)

Other assets as of December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)                     
            December 31, 2018      December 31, 2017  

Current assets

        

Advance payments

     W        3,354        3,597  

Prepaid expenses

        73,254        76,129  

Value added tax refundable

        52,252        95,769  

Emission rights

        —          1,978  

Right to recover returned goods(*)

        7,489        —    
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
     W        136,349        177,473  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Non-current assets

        

Long-term prepaid expenses

     W        325,219        333,995  

 

(*)

As a result from the initial application of K-IFRS No. 1115, the Company recognized an asset for right to recover goods returned by the customer.

 

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Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

 

6.

Other Financial Assets

 

 

  (a)

Other financial assets as of December 31, 2018 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)           December 31, 2018  

Current assets

     

Financial asset at fair value through profit or loss

     

Derivatives(*)

     W        13,059  

Financial asset at fair value through other comprehensive income

     

Debt instrument

     

Government bonds

     W        106  

Financial asset carried at amortized cost

     

Short-term loans

     W        16,116  
     

 

 

 
     W      29,281  
     

 

 

 

Non-current assets

     

Financial asset at fair value through profit or loss

     

Equity instrument

     

Intellectual Discovery, Ltd.

     W        4,598  

Kyulux, Inc.

        2,460  

Fineeva Co., Ltd.

        286  
     

 

 

 
     W      7,344  
     

 

 

 

Convertible bonds

     W        1,327  

Financial asset at fair value through other comprehensive income

     

Debt instrument

     

Government bonds

     W        55  

Financial asset carried at amortized cost

     

Deposits

     W        13,418  

Long-term loans

        55,048  
     

 

 

 
     W      77,192  
     

 

 

 

 

(*)

Represents exchange rate swap contracts related to foreign currency denominated borrowings.

 

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Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

 

6.

Other Financial Assets, Continued

 

  (b)

Other financial assets as of December 31, 2017 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)           December 31, 2017  

Current assets

     

Available-for-sale financial assets

     

Debt instrument

     

Government bonds

     W        6  

Short-term loans

        13,493  
     

 

 

 
     W      13,499  
     

 

 

 

Non-current assets

     

Financial asset at fair value through profit or loss

     W        1,552  

Available-for-sale financial assets

     

Debt instrument

     

Government bonds

     W        156  

Equity instrument

     

Intellectual Discovery, Ltd.

     W        729  

Kyulux, Inc.

        1,968  
     

 

 

 
     W        2,697  
     

 

 

 

Deposits

     W        13,638  

Long-term loans

        30,772  

Derivatives(*)

        842  
     

 

 

 
     W        49,657  
     

 

 

 

 

(*)

Represents interest rate swap contracts related to borrowings with variable interest rate.

Other financial assets of related parties as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 are W2,000 million and W2,750 million, respectively.

 

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Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

 

7.

Inventories

 

Inventories at the reporting date are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)           December 31, 2018      December 31, 2017  

Finished goods

     W        539,859        491,330  

Work-in-process

        791,396        675,324  

Raw materials

        500,413        286,934  

Supplies

        119,487        228,657  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
     W        1,951,155        1,682,245  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, the amount of inventories recognized as cost of sales, inventory write-downs and reversal and usage of inventory write-downs included in cost of sales are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)           2018      2017  

Inventories recognized as cost of sales

     W        20,439,681        21,718,047  

Including: inventory write-downs

        280,323        184,139  

Including: reversal and usage of inventory write-downs

        (184,139      (185,454

There were no significant reversals of inventory write-downs recognized during 2018 and 2017.

 

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Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

 

8.

Investments

 

  (a)

Investments in subsidiaries consist of the following:

 

(In millions of won)              December 31, 2018      December 31, 2017  

Overseas Subsidiaries

  

Location

  

Business

   Percentage of
ownership
           Book
value
     Percentage of
ownership
           Book
Value
 

LG Display America, Inc.

  

San Jose,

U.S.A.

  

Sell Display

products

     100     W        36,815        100     W        36,815  

LG Display Germany GmbH

   Eschborn, Germany   

Sell Display

products

     100        19,373        100        19,373  

LG Display Japan Co., Ltd.

   Tokyo, Japan   

Sell Display

products

     100        15,686        100        15,686  

LG Display Taiwan Co., Ltd.

   Taipei, Taiwan   

Sell Display

products

     100        35,230        100        35,230  

LG Display Nanjing Co., Ltd.

   Nanjing, China   

Manufacture

Display products

     100        593,726        100        593,726  

LG Display Shanghai Co., Ltd.

   Shanghai, China   

Sell Display

products

     100        9,093        100        9,093  

LG Display Poland Sp. z o.o.

   Wroclaw, Poland   

Manufacture

Display products

     100        194,992        100        194,992  

LG Display Guangzhou Co., Ltd.

   Guangzhou, China   

Manufacture

Display products

     100        293,557        100        293,557  

LG Display Shenzhen Co., Ltd.

   Shenzhen, China   

Sell Display

products

     100        3,467        100        3,467  

LG Display Singapore Pte. Ltd.

   Singapore   

Sell Display

products

     100        1,250        100        1,250  

L&T Display Technology (Fujian) Limited

  

Fujian,

China

   Manufacture LCD module and LCD monitor sets      51        10,123        51        10,123  

LG Display Yantai Co., Ltd.

  

Yantai,

China

  

Manufacture

Display products

     100        169,195        100        169,195  

Nanumnuri Co., Ltd.

   Gumi, South Korea    Janitorial services      100        800        100        800  

LG Display (China)

Co., Ltd.

   Guangzhou,China    Manufacture and Sell Display products      51        723,086        51        723,086  

Unified Innovative Technology, LLC

   Wilmington, U.S.A.    Manage intellectual property      100        9,489        100        9,489  

LG Display Guangzhou Trading Co., Ltd.

   Guangzhou, China    Sell Display products      100        218        100        218  

Global OLED Technology LLC

  

Herndon,

U.S.A

   Manage OLED intellectual property      100        164,322        100        164,322  

LG Display Vietnam Haiphong Co., Ltd.(*1)

  

Haiphong,

Vietnam

  

Manufacture

Display Products

     100        329,978        100        117,378  

Suzhou Lehui Display Co., Ltd.

  

Suzhou,

China

   Manufacture and sell LCD module and LCD monitor sets      100        121,640        100        121,640  

LG DISPLAY FUND I LLC(*2)

   Wilmington, U.S.A    Business and obtain technologies      100        2,249        —            —    

LG Display High-Tech (China) Co., Ltd.(*3)

   Guangzhou, China   

Manufacture

Display products

     69        749,154        —            —    

MMT(*4)

  

Seoul,

Korea

   Money Market Trust      100        24,501        100        61,471  
             

 

 

         

 

 

 
             W        3,507,944          W        2,580,911  
             

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

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Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

 

8.

Investments, Continued

 

  (*1)

For the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company contributed W212,600 million in cash for the capital increase of LG Display Vietnam Haiphong Co., Ltd. (“LGDVN”). There was no change in the Company’s ownership percentage in LGDVN as a result of this additional investment.

 

  (*2)

For the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company established LG DISPLAY FUND I LLC in Wilmington, U.S.A. to invest in venture business and the Company has a 100% equity interest of this subsidiary.

 

  (*3)

For the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company established LG Display High-Tech (China) Co., Ltd. in Guangzhou China to manufacture Display products and the Company has a 69% equity interest of this subsidiary.

 

  (*4)

For the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company acquired and disposed interests in Money Market Trust (“MMT”) and the MMT amount as of September 30, 2018 is W24,501 million.

 

  (b)

Investments in associates consist of the following:

 

(In millions of won)                                                    
               December 31, 2018      December 31, 2017  

Associates

  

Location

  

Business

   Percentage of
ownership
            Book
Value
     Percentage of
ownership
            Book
Value
 

Paju Electric Glass Co., Ltd.

  

Paju,

South Korea

   Manufacture electric glass for FPDs      40      W        45,089        40      W        45,089  

INVENIA Co., Ltd.

  

Seongnam,

South Korea

   Develop and manufacture the equipment for FPDs      13         6,330        13         6,330  

WooRee E&L Co., Ltd.(*1)

  

Ansan,

South Korea

   Manufacture LED back light unit packages      14         4,746        14         10,268  

LB Gemini New

Growth Fund

No.16 (*2)

  

Seoul,

South Korea

   Invest in small and middle sized companies and benefit from M&A opportunities      —             —          31         434  

YAS Co., Ltd.

  

Paju,

South Korea

   Develop and manufacture deposition equipment for OLEDs      15         10,000        15         10,000  

AVATEC Co., Ltd.

  

Daegu,

South Korea

   Process and sell electric glass for FPDs      17         10,600        17         10,600  

Arctic Sentinel, Inc.

   Los Angeles U.S.A.   

Develop and manufacture tablet

for kids

     10         —          10         —    

CYNORA GmbH(*3)

  

Bruchsal

Germany

   Develop organic emitting materials for displays and lighting devices      14         8,668        14         20,309  

Material Science Co., Ltd.(*4)

  

Seoul,

South Korea

   Develop, manufacture and sell material for display      10         3,346        —             —    

Nanosys Ic.(*5)

  

Milpitas,

U.S.A.

   Develop, manufacture and sell material for display      4         5,491        —             —    
              

 

 

          

 

 

 
              W        94,270           W        103,030  
              

 

 

          

 

 

 

 

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Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

 

8.

Investments, Continued

 

  (*1)

The Company recognized an impairment loss of W5,522 million as finance cost for the difference between the carrying amount and the recoverable amount of investments in WooRee E&L Co., Ltd.

 

  (*2)

The LB Gemini New Growth Fund No.16 (“the Fund”) which the Company was a member of a limited partnership, was approved to be dissolve at the general meeting and completed liquidation. In 2018, the Company received W1,545 million in cash from the Fund and recognized W1,111 million for the difference between the amount received and the carrying amount as finance cost.

 

  (*3)

The Company recognized an impairment loss of W11,641 million as finance cost for the difference between the carrying amount and the recoverable amount of investments in CYNORA GmbH.

 

  (*4)

In March 2018, the Company invested W4,000 million and acquired 10,767 shares of common stock with voting rights in Material Science Co., Ltd. As of December 31, 2018, the Company recognized an impairment loss of W654 million as finance cost for the difference between the carrying amount and the recoverable amount of investments in Material Science Co., Ltd. As of December 31, 2018, the Company‘s ownership percentage in Material Science Co., Ltd. is 10% and the Company has the right to appoint a director to the board of directors of the investee.

 

  (*5)

In May 2018, the Company invested W10,732 million and acquired 5,699,954 shares of preferred stock with voting rights in Nanosys Inc. As of December 31, 2018, the Company recognized an impairment loss of W5,241 million as finance cost for the difference between the carrying amount and the recoverable amount of investments in Nanosys Inc. As of December 31, 2018, the Company‘s ownership percentage in Nanosys Inc. is 4% and the Company has the right to appoint a director to the board of directors of the investee.

For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, the aggregate amount of received dividends from subsidiaries and associates are W95,553 million and W612,132 million, respectively.

 

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Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

 

9.

Property, Plant and Equipment

 

  (a)

Changes in property, plant and equipment for the year ended December 31, 2018 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)                                                  
            Land     Buildings and
structures
    Machinery
and
equipment
    Furniture
and
fixtures
    Construction-
in-progress (*1)
    Others     Total  

Acquisition cost as of January 1, 2018

     W        460,511       4,857,328       33,969,092       622,955       5,586,631       139,774       45,636,291  

Accumulated depreciation as of January 1, 2018

        —         (2,218,404     (30,303,595     (531,316     —         (93,685     (33,147,000

Accumulated impairment loss as of January 1, 2018

        —         —         (2,290     —         —         —         (2,290
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Book value as of January 1, 2018

     W        460,511       2,638,924       3,663,207       91,639       5,586,631       46,089       12,487,001  

Additions

        —         —         —         —         4,943,986       —         4,943,986  

Depreciation

        —         (225,710     (1,584,542     (39,522     —         (143,359     (1,993,133

Disposals

        (15     (22     (147,490     (305     —         (4,434     (152,266

Impairment loss

        —         —         (25,711     —         (17,890     —         (43,601

Others (*2)

        1,332       3,216       1,438,365       31,088       (2,060,535     330,321       (256,213

Government grants received

        —         —         (1,029     —         (181     —         (1,210
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Book value as of December 31, 2018

     W        461,828       2,416,408       3,342,800       82,900       8,452,011       228,617       14,984,564  
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Acquisition cost as of December 31, 2018

     W        461,828       4,860,942       34,433,030       652,723       8,469,901       479,594       49,358,018  
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated depreciation as of December 31, 2018

     W        —         (2,444,534     (31,062,229     (569,823     —         (250,977     (34,327,563
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated impairment loss as of December 31, 2018

     W        —         —         (28,001     —         (17,890     —         (45,891
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(*1)

As of December 31, 2018, construction-in-progress mainly relates to construction of manufacturing facilities.

(*2)

Others are mainly amounts transferred from construction-in-progress.

 

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Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

 

9.

Property, Plant and Equipment, Continued

 

  (b)

Changes in property, plant and equipment for the year ended December 31, 2017 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)                                                  
            Land     Buildings and
structures
    Machinery and
equipment
    Furniture and
fixtures
    Construction-
in-progress (*1)
    Others     Total  

Acquisition cost as of January 1, 2017

     W        461,483       4,730,093       33,536,183       637,918       2,680,073       134,488       42,180,238  

Accumulated depreciation as of January 1, 2017

        —         (1,999,023     (30,772,830     (560,513     —         (87,609     (33,419,975

Accumulated impairment loss as of January 1, 2017

        —         —         (2,290     —         —         —         (2,290
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Book value as of January 1, 2017

     W        461,483       2,731,070       2,761,063       77,405       2,680,073       46,879       8,757,973  

Additions

        —         —         —         —         5,544,771       —         5,544,771  

Depreciation

        —         (222,663     (1,460,085     (40,484     —         (9,669     (1,732,901

Disposals

        (1,042     (6,727     (70,068     (24     —         (3,122     (80,983

Others (*2)

        70       137,792       2,435,447       54,742       (2,640,052     12,001       —    

Government grants received

        —         (548     (3,150     —         1,839       —         (1,859
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Book value as of December 31, 2017

     W        460,511       2,638,924       3,663,207       91,639       5,586,631       46,089       12,487,001  
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Acquisition cost as of December 31, 2017

     W        460,511       4,857,328       33,969,092       622,955       5,586,631       139,774       45,636,291  
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated depreciation as of December 31, 2017

     W        —         (2,218,404     (30,303,595     (531,316     —         (93,685     (33,147,000
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated impairment loss as of December 31, 2017

     W        —         —         (2,290     —         —         —         (2,290
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(*1)

As of December 31, 2017, construction-in-progress mainly relates to construction of manufacturing facilities.

(*2)

Others are mainly amounts transferred from construction-in-progress.

 

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Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

 

9.

Property, Plant and Equipment, Continued

 

  (c)

Capitalized borrowing costs and capitalization rate for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)              
            2018     2017  

Capitalized borrowing costs

     W        121,441       46,033  

Capitalization rate

        2.74     1.91

 

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LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.

Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

 

10.

Intangible Assets

 

  (a)

Changes in intangible assets for the year ended December 31, 2018 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)                                                                     
            Intellectual
property
rights
    Software     Member-
ships
    Develop-
ment costs
    Construction-
in-progress
(software)
    Customer
relation-
ships
    Technology     Goodwill      Others (*2)     Total  

Acquisition cost as of January 1, 2018

     W        665,645       810,270       54,834       1,769,998       30,722       59,176       11,074       72,588        13,077       3,487,384  

Accumulated amortization as of January 1, 2018

        (546,105     (671,980     —         (1,473,238     —         (31,338     (8,489     —          (13,076     (2,744,226

Accumulated impairment loss as of January 1, 2018

        —         —         (11,785     —         —         —         —         —          —         (11,785
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Book value as of January 1, 2018

     W        119,540       138,290       43,049       296,760       30,722       27,838       2,585       72,588        1       731,373  

Additions - internally developed

        —         —         —         372,835       —         —         —         —          —         372,835  

Additions - external purchases

        21,061       —         2,844       —         88,785       —         —         —          —         112,690  

Amortization (*1)

        (24,370     (67,955     —         (302,685     —         (3,516     (1,108     —          (1     (399,635

Disposals

        —         —         (721     —         —         —         —         —          —         (721

Impairment loss

        —         —         (82     —         —         —         —         —          —         (82

Reversal of impairment loss

        —         —         348       —         —         —         —         —          —         348  

Transfer from construction-in-progress

        —         85,640       —         —         (85,640     —         —         —          —         —    
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Book value as of December 31, 2018

     W        116,231       155,975       45,438       366,910       33,867       24,322       1,477       72,588        —         816,808  
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Acquisition cost as of December 31, 2018

     W        686,707       895,186       56,959       2,142,832       33,867       59,176       11,074       72,588        13,077       3,971,466  
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated amortization as of December 31, 2018

     W        (570,476     (739,211     —         (1,775,922     —         (34,854     (9,597     —          (13,077     (3,143,137
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated impairment loss as of December 31, 2018

     W        —         —         (11,521     —         —         —         —         —          —         (11,521
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(*1)

The Company has classified the amortization as manufacturing overhead costs, selling expenses, administrative expenses, and research and development expenses.

(*2)

Others mainly consist of rights to use electricity and gas supply facilities.

 

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Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

 

10.

Intangible Assets, Continued

 

  (b)

Changes in intangible assets for the year ended December 31, 2017 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)                                                                     
            Intellectual
property
rights
    Software     Member-
ships
    Develop-
ment costs
    Construction-
in-progress
(software)
    Customer
relation-
ships
    Technology     Goodwill      Others (*2)     Total  

Acquisition cost as of January 1, 2017

     W        627,998       733,030       51,407       1,433,791       17,782       59,176       11,074       72,588        13,077       3,019,923  

Accumulated amortization as of January 1, 2017

        (506,117     (605,247     —         (1,177,451     —         (26,678     (7,382     —          (13,071     (2,335,946

Accumulated impairment loss as of January 1, 2017

        —         —         (10,011     —         —         —         —         —          —         (10,011
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Book value as of January 1, 2017

     W        121,881       127,783       41,396       256,340       17,782       32,498       3,692       72,588        6       673,966  

Additions - internally developed

        —         —         —         336,208       —         —         —         —          —         336,208  

Additions - external purchases

        20,295       —         4,819       —         90,835       —         —         —          —         115,949  

Amortization (*1)

        (22,632     (67,388     —         (295,788     —         (4,660     (1,107     —          (5     (391,580

Disposals

        (4     —         (1,392     —         —         —         —         —          —         (1,396

Impairment loss

        —         —         (1,809     —         —         —         —         —          —         (1,809

Reversal of impairment loss

        —         —         35       —         —         —         —         —          —         35  

Transfer from construction-in-progress

     W        —         77,895       —         —         (77,895     —         —         —          —         —    
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Book value as of December 31, 2017

     W        119,540       138,290       43,049       296,760       30,722       27,838       2,585       72,588        1       731,373  
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Acquisition cost as of December 31, 2017

     W        665,645       810,270       54,834       1,769,998       30,722       59,176       11,074       72,588        13,077       3,487,384  
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated amortization as of December 31, 2017

     W        (546,105     (671,980     —         (1,473,238     —         (31,338     (8,489     —          (13,076     (2,744,226
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated impairment loss as of December 31, 2017

     W        —         —         (11,785     —         —         —         —         —          —         (11,785
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(*1)

The Company has classified the amortization as manufacturing overhead costs, selling expenses, administrative expenses, and research and development expenses.

(*2)

Others mainly consist of rights to use electricity and gas supply facilities.

 

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Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

 

10.

Intangible Assets, Continued

 

  (c)

Development of new projects are divided into research activities and development activities. Expenditures on research activities are recognized in profit or loss and qualifying development expenditures are capitalized, respectively.

 

  (d)

Development costs as of December 31, 2018 and 2017 are as follows:

 

  (i)

As of December 31, 2018

 

(In millions of won and in years)        

 

    

 

    

 

 

Classification

  

Product

          Book
Value
     Remaining
Useful life
 

Development completed

   Mobile      W        108,467        0.5  
   TV         28,001        0.5  
   Notebook         4,458        0.6  
   Others         9,475        0.5  
        

 

 

    
  

Sub-Total

     W        150,401     
        

 

 

    

Development in process

   Mobile      W        144,679        —    
   TV         55,580        —    
   Notebook         9,639        —    
   Others         6,611        —    
        

 

 

    
  

Sub-Total

     W        216,509     
        

 

 

    

Total

        W        366,910     

 

  (ii)

As of December 31, 2017

 

(In millions of won and in years)                          

Classification

  

Product

          Book Value      Remaining
Useful life
 

Development completed

   Mobile      W        79,372        0.6  
   TV         36,038        0.6  
   Notebook         14,311        0.5  
   Others         12,444        0.4  
        

 

 

    
  

Sub-Total

     W        142,165     
        

 

 

    

Development in process

   Mobile      W        117,222        —    
   TV         30,670        —    
   Notebook         2,356        —    
   Others         4,347        —    
        

 

 

    
  

Sub-Total

     W        154,595     
        

 

 

    

Total

        W        296,760     
        

 

 

    

 

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Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

 

11.

Financial Liabilities

 

  (a)

Financial liabilities as of December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)           December 31, 2018      December 31, 2017  

Current

        

Current portion of long-term borrowing and bonds

     W        1,040,148        1,058,985  

Current portion of payment guarantee liabilities

        4,693        1,750  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
     W        1,044,841        1,060,735  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Non-current

        

Won denominated borrowings

     W        2,700,608        1,251,258  

Foreign currency denominated borrowings

        626,136        401,775  

Bonds

        1,772,599        1,506,003  

Payment guarantee Liabilities

        14,375        6,377  

Derivatives(*)

        25,758        —    
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
     W        5,139,476        3,165,413  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*)

Represents exchange rate swap contracts related to foreign currency denominated borrowings and bonds.

 

  (b)

Won denominated long-term borrowings at the reporting date are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)                     

Lender

  

Annual interest rate as of

December 31, 2018 (%)

          December 31,
2018
     December 31,
2017
 

Woori Bank

   2.75      W        1,259        1,922  

Shinhan Bank

   —           —          200,000  

Korea Development Bank and others

   CD rate (91days)+ 0.64, 2.43 ~ 3.25         2,850,000        1,250,000  

Less current portion of long-term borrowings

           (150,651      (200,664
        

 

 

    

 

 

 
        W        2,700,608        1,251,258  
        

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

 

11.

Financial Liabilities, Continued

 

  (c)

Foreign currency denominated long-term borrowings as of December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)                 

Lender

  

Annual interest rate as of

December 31, 2018 (%)(*)

         

December 31, 2018

  

December 31, 2017

The Export-Import Bank and Others

   3ML+0.75 ~1.70      W      955,975    755,337
        

 

  

 

Foreign currency equivalent

         USD 855    USD 705
        

 

  

 

Less current portion of long-term borrowings

         (329,839)    (353,562)
        

 

  

 

        W      626,136    401,775
        

 

  

 

 

(*)

ML represents Month LIBOR (London Inter-Bank Offered Rates)

 

  (d)

Details of bonds issued and outstanding at the reporting date are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)                          
    

Maturity

  

Annual interest rate

as of

December 31, 2018 (%)

          December 31, 2018      December 31, 2017  

Won denominated bonds(*1)

              

Publicly issued bonds

   Apr 2019~Feb 2023    1.80~3.45      W        1,900,000        2,015,000  

Privately placed bonds

   May 2025~May 2033    3.25~4.25         110,000        —    

Less discount on bonds

              (3,949      (4,238

Less current portion

              (559,658      (504,759
           

 

 

    

 

 

 
           W        1,446,393        1,506,003  
           

 

 

    

 

 

 

Foreign currency denominated Bonds(*2)

              

Publicly issued bonds

   Nov 2021    3.88      W        335,430        —    
           

 

 

    

 

 

 

Foreign currency equivalent

              USD 300        —    
           

 

 

    

 

 

 

Less discount on bonds

              (9,224      —    

Sub-Total

           W        326,206        —    
           

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

           W        1,772,599        1,506,003  
           

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*1)

Principal of the won denominated bonds is to be repaid at maturity and interests are paid quarterly.

(*2)

Principal of the foreign currency denominated bonds is to be repaid at maturity and interests are paid semi-annually.

 

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Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

 

12.

Employee Benefits

 

The Company’s defined benefit plans provide a lump-sum payment to an employee based on final salary rates and length of service at the time the employee leaves the Company.

The defined benefit plans expose the Company to actuarial risks, such as the risk associated with expected periods of service, interest rate risk, market (investment) risk, and others.

(a) Net defined benefit liabilities recognized at the reporting date are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)           December 31, 2018      December 31, 2017  

Present value of partially funded defined benefit obligations

     W        1,592,366        1,560,525  

Fair value of plan assets

        (1,548,179      (1,465,990
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
     W        44,187        94,535  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (b)

Changes in the present value of the defined benefit obligations for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)           2018      2017  

Opening defined benefit obligations

     W        1,560,525        1,400,621  

Current service cost

        203,062        194,462  

Past service cost

        (25,749      —    

Interest cost

        49,145        40,844  

Remeasurements (before tax)

        (27,885      (114

Benefit payments

        (88,056      (75,822

Curtailment of plans

        (74,459      —    

Transfers from (to) related parties

        (4,217      534  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Closing defined benefit obligations

     W        1,592,366        1,560,525  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Weighted average remaining maturity of defined benefit obligations as of December 31, 2018, and 2017 are 14.4 years and 14.0 years, respectively.

 

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Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

 

12.

Employee Benefits, Continued

 

  (c)

Changes in fair value of plan assets for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)                     
            2018      2017  

Opening fair value of plan assets

     W        1,465,990        1,258,409  

Expected return on plan assets

        48,184        38,453  

Remeasurements (before tax)

        (22,195      (16,374

Contributions by employer directly to plan assets

        211,006        250,000  

Benefit payments

        (80,369      (64,498

Curtailment of plans

        (74,437      —    
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Closing fair value of plan assets

     W        1,548,179        1,465,990  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (d)

Plan assets at the reporting date are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)

        
            December 31, 2018      December 31, 2017  

Guaranteed deposits in banks

     W        1,548,179        1,465,990  

As of December 31, 2018, the Company maintains the plan assets with Mirae Asset Securities Co., Ltd., KB Insurance Co., Ltd. and others.

The Company’s estimated additional contribution to the plan assets for the year ending December 31, 2019 is W63,688 million.

 

  (e)

Expenses recognized in profit or loss for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 is as follows:

 

(In millions of won)

        
            2018      2017  

Current service cost

     W        203,062        194,462  

Past service cost

        (25,749      —    

Net interest cost

        961        2,391  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
     W        178,274        196,853  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Expenses are recognized in the following line items in the separate statements of comprehensive income.

 

(In millions of won)

        
            2018      2017  

Cost of sales

     W        134,879        158,419  

Selling expenses

        10,719        10,810  

Administrative expenses

        18,193        15,202  

Research and development expenses

        14,483        12,422  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
     W        178,274        196,853  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

 

12.

Employee Benefits, Continued

 

  (f)

Remeasurements of net defined benefit liabilities (assets) included in other comprehensive income for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)

        
            2018      2017  

Included in other comprehensive income

        

Balance at January 1

     W        (170,134      (163,133

Remeasurements

        

Actuarial profit or loss arising from:

        

Experience adjustment

        56,225        (48,890

Demographic assumptions

        (15,379      (7,702

Financial assumptions

        (12,961      56,706  

Return on plan assets

        (22,195      (16,374
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
     W        5,690        (16,260
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income tax

     W        (1,169      9,259  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance at December 31

     W        (165,613      (170,134
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (g)

Principal actuarial assumptions at the reporting date (expressed as weighted averages) are as follows:

 

     December 31, 2018     December 31, 2017  

Expected rate of salary increase

     4.3     4.7

Discount rate for defined benefit obligations

     2.8     3.2

Assumptions regarding future mortality are based on published statistics and mortality tables. The current mortality underlying the values of the liabilities in the defined benefit plans are as follows:

 

     December 31, 2018     December 31, 2017  

Teens

   Males      0.01     0.01
   Females      0.00     0.00

Twenties

   Males      0.01     0.01
   Females      0.00     0.00

Thirties

   Males      0.01     0.01
   Females      0.01     0.01

Forties

   Males      0.03     0.03
   Females      0.02     0.02

Fifties

   Males      0.05     0.05
   Females      0.02     0.02

 

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Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

 

12.

Employee Benefits, Continued

 

  (h)

Reasonably possible changes to respective relevant actuarial assumptions would have affected the defined benefit obligations by the following amounts as of December 31, 2018:

 

(In millions of won)           Defined benefit obligation  
            1% increase      1% decrease  

Discount rate for defined benefit obligations

     W        (199,750      241,608  

Expected rate of salary increase

        236,002        (199,363

 

13.

Provisions and Other Liabilities

 

  (a)

Changes in provisions for the year ended December 31, 2018 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)                                 
            Litigations
and claims
     Warranties (*)     Others     Total  

Balance at January 1, 2018

     W        43        100,119       1,835       101,997  

Adjustments for adoption of K-IFRS 1115

        —          —         9,789       9,789  

Additions (reversals)

        —          207,892       (2,694     205,198  

Usage and reclassification

        (43        (187,622     —         (187,665
     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2018

     W        —          120,389       8,930       129,319  
     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Current

     W        —          87,625       8,930       96,555  

Non-current

     W        —          32,764       —         32,764  

 

(*)

The provision for warranties covers defective products and is normally applicable for 18 months from the date of purchase. The warranty liability is calculated by using historical and anticipated rates of warranty claims, and costs per claim to satisfy the Company’s warranty obligation.

 

(b)

Other liabilities at the reporting date is as follows:

 

(In millions of won)                     
            December 31, 2018      December 31, 2017  

Current liabilities

        

Withholdings

     W        16,181        23,948  

Unearned revenues

        11,073        9,566  

Security deposits

        165        —    
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
     W        27,419        33,514  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Non-current liabilities

        

Long-term accrued expenses

     W        78,466        66,956  

Long-term other accounts payable

        3,081        —    

Long-term advances received

        2,116        —    

Security deposits

        10,790        —    
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     W        94,453        66,956  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

 

14.

Contingent Liabilities and Commitments

 

  (a)

Legal Proceedings

Anti-trust litigations

Argos Limited and affiliated companies (“Argos”) filed a Notice of Claim against the Company and LG Display Taiwan Co., Ltd. in the High Court of Justice in London alleging infringement of Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and Agreement on the European Economic Area. The Company and LG Display Taiwan Co., Ltd. reached a settlement with Argos in November 2018.

Others

The Company is defending against various claims in addition to pending proceedings described above. The Company does not have a present obligation for these matters and has not recognized any provision at December 31, 2018.

 

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Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

 

14.

Contingent Liabilities and Commitments, Continued

 

  (b)

Commitments

Factoring and securitization of accounts receivable

The Company has agreements with Korea Development Bank and several other banks for accounts receivable sales negotiating facilities of up to an aggregate of USD 1,670 million (W1,867,227 million) in connection with the Company’s export sales transactions with its subsidiaries. As of December 31, 2018, no short-term borrowings were outstanding in connection with these agreements. In connection with all of the contracts mentioned about, the Company has sold its accounts receivable with recourse.

The Company has a credit facility agreement with Shinhan Bank and several other banks pursuant to which the Company could sell its accounts receivables up to an aggregate of W706,374 million in connection with its domestic and export sales transactions and, as of December 31, 2018, W143,075 amount of accounts and notes receivable sold to Shinhan Bank were outstanding in connection with the agreement. In connection with the contract above, the Company has sold its accounts receivable without recourse.

Letters of credit

As of December 31, 2018, the Company has agreements in relation to the opening of letters of credit up to USD 30 million (W33,543 million) with KEB Hana Bank, USD 80 million (W89,448 million) with Bank of China and USD 50 million (W55,905 million) with Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation.

Payment guarantees

The Company provides a payment guarantee in connection with the term loan credit facilities of LG Display Vietnam Haiphong, Co., Ltd. amounting to USD 1,167 million (W1,305,167 million) for principals.

In addition, the Company obtained payment guarantees amounting to USD 1,538 million (W1,719,079 million) from KEB Hana Bank and others for advance received related to the long-term supply agreements. The Company also obtained payment guarantees amounting to USD 306 million (W341,929 million) from Korea Development Bank for foreign currency denominated bonds and USD 8.5 million (W9,504 million) from Shinhan bank for value added tax payments in Poland.

License agreements

As of December 31, 2018, in relation to its LCD business, the Company has technical license agreements with Hitachi Display, Ltd. and others and has a trademark license agreement with LG Corp.

Long-term supply agreement

As of December 31, 2018, in connection with long-term supply agreements with customers, the Company recognized USD 1,475 million (W1,649,198 million) in advances received. The advances received will be offset against outstanding accounts receivable balances after a given period of time, as well as those arising from the supply of products thereafter. The Company received payment guarantees amounting to USD 1,538 million (W1,719,079 million) from KEB Hana Bank and other various banks relating to advance received.

 

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Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

 

15.

Share Capital

 

The Company is authorized to issue 500,000,000 shares of capital stock (par value W5,000), and as of December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the number of issued common shares is 357,815,700. There have been no changes in the capital stock from January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018.

 

16.

Retained earnings

 

  (a)

Retained earnings at the reporting date is as follows:

 

(In millions of won)                     
            2018      2017  

Legal reserve

     W        212,158        194,267  

Other reserve

        68,251        68,251  

Defined benefit plan actuarial loss

        (165,613      (170,134

Retained earnings

        9,057,593        9,696,683  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
     W        9,172,389        9,789,067  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(b)

For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, details of the Company’s appropriations of retained earnings are as follows:

 

(In millions of won, except for cash dividend per common stock)                
            2018      2017  

Retained earnings before appropriations

        

Unappropriated retained earnings

carried over from prior year

     W        9,499,884        7,916,962  

Profit for the year

        (442,291      1,779,721  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
        9,057,593        9,696,683  

Appropriation of retained earnings (*)

        

Earned surplus reserve

        —          17,891  

Cash dividend

(Dividend per common stock (%): 2017: W500 (10%))

        —          178,908  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
        —          196,799  

Unappropriated retained earnings carried forward to the following year

     W        9,057,593        9,499,884  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*)

For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, the date of appropriation is March 15, 2019 and March 15, 2018, respectively.

 

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For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

 

17.

Revenue

 

Details of revenue for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)                     
            2018      2017  

Sales of goods

     W        22,324,003        25,541,281  

Royalties

        20,970        17,236  

Others

        26,714        32,565  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
     W        22,371,687        25,591,082  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

18.

The Nature of Expenses and Others

The classification of expenses by nature for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)                     
            2018      2017  

Changes in inventories

     W        (268,910      24,738  

Purchases of raw materials, merchandise and others

        8,875,141        10,140,086  

Depreciation and amortization

        2,392,768        2,124,481  

Outsourcing fees

        6,012,740        5,372,293  

Labor costs

        2,592,716        2,696,869  

Supplies and others

        795,935        1,011,035  

Utility

        728,166        716,354  

Fees and commissions

        522,328        486,939  

Shipping costs

        102,913        124,303  

Advertising

        111,972        230,453  

Warranty expenses

        207,892        217,198  

Travel

        95,003        81,731  

Taxes and dues

        59,207        48,043  

Others

        694,166        812,902  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total(*)

     W        22,922,037        24,087,425  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*)

Total expenses consist of cost of sales, selling, administrative, research and development expenses and other non-operating expenses, excluding foreign exchange differences.

 

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Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

 

19.

Selling and Administrative Expenses

 

Details of selling and administrative expenses for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)

        
            2018      2017  

Salaries(*1)

     W        396,223        220,300  

Expenses related to defined benefit plans(*2)

        29,023        26,012  

Other employee benefits

        42,987        49,769  

Shipping costs

        72,876        97,666  

Fees and commissions

        136,417        112,035  

Depreciation

        111,133        88,665  

Taxes and dues

        4,777        2,449  

Advertising

        111,972        230,453  

Warranty expenses

        207,892        217,198  

Rent

        10,597        10,004  

Insurance

        6,175        6,620  

Travel

        18,197        19,812  

Training

        10,910        13,862  

Others

        39,486        45,523  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
     W        1,198,665        1,140,368  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*1)

The expense related to retirement allowance for the year ended December 31, 2018 is W184,941 million.

(*2)

The expense related to the define contribution plan for the year ended December 31, 2018 is W111 million.

 

20.

Personnel Expenses

Details of personnel expenses for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)                     
            2018      2017  

Salaries and wages

     W        2,280,341        2,314,935  

Other employee benefits

        312,050        312,816  

Contributions to National Pension plan

        75,668        73,061  

Expenses related to defined benefit plan and defined contribution plan(*)

        179,137        196,853  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
     W        2,847,196        2,897,665  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*)

The expense related to defined contribution plan for the year ended December 31, 2018 is W863 million.

 

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Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

 

21.

Other Non-operating Income and Other Non-operating Expenses

 

  (a)

Details of other non-operating income for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)                     
            2018      2017  

Foreign currency gain

     W        483,160        642,208  

Gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment

        42,864        139,053  

Gain on disposal of intangible assets

        239        308  

Reversal of impairment loss on intangible assets

        348        35  

Rental income

        1,764        3,514  

Others

        13,172        5,358  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
     W        541,547        790,476  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (b)

Details of other non-operating expenses for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)                     
            2018      2017  

Foreign currency loss

     W        499,652        898,221  

Other bad debt expense

        23        2,180  

Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment

        8,615        11,620  

Impairment loss on property, plant and equipment

        43,601        —    

Loss on disposal of intangible assets

        —          30  

Impairment loss on intangible assets

        82        1,809  

Donations

        7,294        16,991  

Others

        17,740        443  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
     W        577,007        931,294  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

 

22.

Finance Income and Finance Costs

 

Finance income and costs recognized in profit or loss for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)                     
Finance income           2018      2017  

Interest income

     W        17,938        25,561  

Dividend income

        95,553        612,132  

Foreign currency gain

        10,170        116,085  

Gain on disposal of investments

        1,111        4,203  

Gain on transaction of derivatives

        2,075        3,106  

Gain on valuation of derivatives

        13,059        1,070  

Gain on disposal of available-for-sale financial assets

        —          8  

Gain on valuation of financial asset at fair value through profit or loss

        4,362        170  

Others

     W        4,033        1,154  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
        148,301        763,489  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Finance costs

        

Interest expense

     W        35,108        47,294  

Foreign currency loss

        39,869        39,639  

Loss on disposal of investments

        —          22,490  

Loss on impairment of investments

        23,059        5,505  

Loss on sale of trade accounts and notes receivable

        875        46  

Loss on valuation of financial asset at fair value through profit or loss

        225        —    

Loss on impairment of available-for-sale financial assets

        —          1,948  

Loss on transaction of derivatives

        49        514  

Loss on valuation of derivatives

        26,600        —    

Others

        3,867        2,098  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
     W        129,652        119,534  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

 

23.

Income Taxes

 

  (a)

Details of income tax expense for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)                     
            2018      2017  

Current tax expense

        

Current year

     W        (3,883      324,522  

Adjustment for prior years

        82,225        —    
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
     W        78,342        324,522  

Deferred tax expense (benefit)

        

Origination and reversal of temporary differences

     W        (190,675      (52,668

Change in unrecognized deferred tax assets

        64,818        (11,708
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
     W        (125,857      (64,376
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income tax expense (benefit)

     W        (47,515      260,146  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (b)

Income taxes recognized directly in other comprehensive income or loss for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)           2018      2017  
            Before
tax
     Tax benefit
(expense)
    Net of
tax
     Before
tax
    Tax benefit
(expense)
     Net of
tax
 

Remeasurements of net defined benefit liabilities (assets)

     W        5,690        (1,169     4,521        (16,260     9,259        (7,001

 

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Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

 

23. Income Taxes, Continued

 

  (c)

Reconciliation of the actual effective tax rate for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 is as follows:

 

(In millions of won)           2018     2017  

Profit (loss) for the year

     W          (442,291       1,779,721  

Income tax expense (benefit)

          (47,515       260,146  
       

 

 

     

 

 

 

Profit (loss) before income tax

          (489,806       2,039,867  
       

 

 

     

 

 

 

Income tax expense using the Company’s statutory tax rate

        26.65     (130,533     24.20     493,648  

Non-deductible expenses

        (6.76 %)      33,112       2.63     53,671  

Tax credits

        19.97     (97,822     (11.81 %)      (240,788

Change in unrecognized deferred tax assets

        (13.23 %)      64,818       (0.57 %)      (11,708

Adjustment for prior years

        (16.79 %)      82,225       —         —    

Effect on change in tax rate

        0.41     (2,007     (1.69 %)      (34,455

Others

        (0.55 %)      2,692       (0.01 %)      (222
       

 

 

     

 

 

 

Actual income tax expense (benefit)

     W          (47,515       260,146  
       

 

 

     

 

 

 

Actual effective tax rate

          (*)         12.75

 

(*)

Actual effective tax rate are not calculated due to loss before income tax.

 

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Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

 

24. Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

 

  (a)

Unrecognized deferred tax liabilities

As of December 31, 2018, in relation to the temporary differences on investments in subsidiaries amounting to W211,264 million, the Company did not recognize deferred tax liabilities since the Company is able to control the timing of the reversal of the temporary difference and it is probable that the temporary differences will not reverse in the foreseeable future.

 

  (b)

Unused tax credit carryforwards for which no deferred tax asset is recognized

Realization of deferred tax assets related to tax credit carryforwards is dependent on whether sufficient taxable income will be generated prior to their expiration. As of December 31, 2018, the Company recognized deferred tax assets of W308,393 million, in relation to tax credit carryforwards, to the extent that management believes the realization is probable.

 

(In millions of won)                              
            December 31, 2019      December 31, 2020      December 31, 2021      December 31, 2022  

Tax credit carryforwards

     W        29,770        —          58,391        91,862  

 

  (c)

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are attributable to the following:

 

(In millions of won)                                              
            Assets      Liabilities     Total  
            December 31, 2018      December 31, 2017      December 31, 2018     December 31, 2017     December 31, 2018     December 31, 2017  

Other accounts receivable, net

     W        —          —          (1,013     (1,378     (1,013     (1,378

Inventories, net

        53,882        30,688        —         —         53,882       30,688  

Defined benefit liabilities, net

        —          2,375        —         —         —         2,375  

Accrued expenses

        121,508        179,112        —         —         121,508       179,112  

Property, plant and equipment

        191,073        206,900        —         —         191,073       206,900  

Intangible assets

        925        1,249        —         —         925       1,249  

Provisions

        32,468        27,018        —         —         32,468       27,018  

Gain or loss on foreign currency translation, net

        13        13        —         —         13       13  

Others

        17,932        12,345        —         —         17,932       12,345  

Tax loss carryforwards

        126,755        —          —         —         126,755       —    

Tax credit carryforwards

        308,393        268,926        —           308,393       268,926  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Deferred tax assets (liabilities)

     W        852,949        728,626        (1,013     (1,378     851,936       727,248  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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24.

Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities, Continued

 

  (d)

Changes in deferred tax assets and liabilities for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)

                  
            January 1, 2017     Profit or
loss
    Other
compre-
hensive
income
     December 31, 2017     Profit or
loss
    Other compre-
hensive income
    December 31,
2018
 

Other accounts receivable, net

     W        (1,190     (188     —          (1,378     365       —         (1,013

Inventories, net

        32,150       (1,462     —          30,688       23,194       —         53,882  

Defined benefit liabilities, net

        10,817       (17,701     9,259        2,375       (1,206     (1,169     —    

Accrued expenses

        119,952       59,160       —          179,112       (57,604     —         121,508  

Property, plant and equipment

        177,833       29,067       —          206,900       (15,827     —         191,073  

Intangible assets

        744       505       —          1,249       (324     —         925  

Provisions

        15,051       11,967       —          27,018       5,450       —         32,468  

Gain or loss on foreign currency translation, net

        11       2       —          13       —         —         13  

Others

        10,845       1,500       —          12,345       5,587       —         17,932  

Tax loss carryforwards

        —         —         —          —         126,755       —         126,755  

Tax credit carryforwards

        287,400       (18,474     —          268,926       39,467       —         308,393  
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Deferred tax assets (liabilities)

     W        653,613       64,376       9,259        727,248       125,857       (1,169     851,936  
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Statutory tax rate applicable to the Company is 24.2% for the year-ended December 31, 2018. During the year ended December 31, 2018, certain amendments to corporate income tax rules in Korea were enacted and effective on January 1, 2019 that resulted in application of 27.5% for taxable income in excess of W300,000 million. Accordingly, the Company recorded the impact from the amendment in 2018.

 

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For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

 

25.

Earnings (Loss) per Share

 

  (a)

Basic earnings (loss) per share for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 are as follows:

 

(In won and No. of shares)           2018      2017  

Profit (loss) for the period

     W        (442,291,281,486      1,779,721,318,741  

Weighted-average number of common stocks outstanding

        357,815,700        357,815,700  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Earnings (loss) per share

     W        (1,236      4,974  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, there were no events or transactions that resulted in changes in the number of common stocks used for calculating earnings (loss) per share.

 

  (b)

Diluted earnings (loss) per share for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 are not calculated since there was no potential common stock.

 

26.

Financial Risk Management

The Company is exposed to credit risk, liquidity risk and market risks. The Company identifies and analyzes such risks, and controls are implemented under a risk management system to monitor and manage these risks at below a threshold level.

 

  (a)

Market risk

Market risk is the risk that changes in market prices, such as foreign exchange rates, interest rates and equity prices will affect the Company’s income or the value of its holdings of financial instruments. The objective of market risk management is to manage and control market risk exposures within acceptable parameters, while optimizing the return.

(i) Currency risk

The Company is exposed to currency risk on sales, purchases and borrowings that are denominated in a currency other than the functional currency of the Company, Korean won (KRW). The currencies in which these transactions primarily are denominated are USD, JPY, etc.

Interest on borrowings is denominated in the currency of the borrowing. Generally, borrowings are denominated in currencies that match the cash flows generated by the underlying operations of the Company, primarily KRW and USD.

In respect of other monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies, the Company adopts policies to ensure that its net exposure is kept to an acceptable level by buying or selling foreign currencies at spot rates when necessary to address short-term imbalances. Meanwhile, the Company entered into a currency swap contract to hedge currency risk with respect to foreign currency borrowings and bonds.

 

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For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

 

26.

Financial Risk Management, Continued

 

  i)

Exposure to currency risk

The Company’s exposure to foreign currency risk based on notional amounts at the reporting date is as follows:

 

(In millions)                                
     December 31, 2018  
     USD     JPY     CNY      PLN     EUR  

Cash and cash equivalents

     66       —         54        1       7  

Trade accounts and notes receivable

     2,809       2,937       —          —         —    

Non-trade receivable

     48       836       1,018        —         —    

Trade accounts and notes payable

     (1,392     (11,477     —          —         —    

Other accounts payable

     (117     (13,982     —          (18     (2

Borrowings

     (1,163     —         —          —         —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Aggregate notional amounts in financial position

     251       (21,686     1,072        (17     5  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Currency swap contracts

     780       —         —          —         —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net exposure

     1,031       (21,686     1,072        (17     5  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(In millions)                               
     December 31, 2017  
     USD     JPY     CNY     PLN     EUR  

Cash and cash equivalents

     482       77       —         2       —    

Trade accounts and notes

receivable

     3,840       1,960       —         —         —    

Non-trade receivable

     73       1,674       1,085       —         9  

Trade accounts and notes payable

     (1,337     (13,659     —         —         —    

Other accounts payable

     (170     (12,582     (1,059     (10     (2

Borrowings

     (705     —         —         —         —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net exposure

     2,183       (22,530     26       (8     7  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

 

26.

Financial Risk Management, Continued

 

Average exchange rates applied for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 and the exchange rates at December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 are as follows:

 

(In won)           Average rate             Reporting date spot rate  
            2018      2017             December 31,
2018
     December 31,
2017
 

USD

     W        1,100.21        1,131.08        W        1,118.10        1,071.40  

JPY

        9.96        10.09           10.13        9.49  

CNY

        166.41        167.52           162.76        163.65  

PLN

        304.87        299.98           297.33        306.07  

EUR

        1,298.53        1,277.01           1,279.16        1,279.25  

ii) Sensitivity analysis

A weaker won, as indicated below, against the following currencies which comprise the Company’s assets or liabilities denominated in a foreign currency as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, would have increased (decreased) equity and profit or loss by the amounts shown below. This analysis is based on foreign currency exchange rate variances that the Company considers to be reasonably possible as of the end of the reporting period. The analysis assumes that all other variables, in particular interest rates, would remain constant. The changes in equity and profit or loss would have been as follows:

 

(In millions of won)           December 31, 2018             December 31, 2017  
            Equity      Profit
or loss
            Equity      Profit
or loss
 

USD (5 percent weakening)

     W        41,788        41,788        W        88,643        88,643  

JPY (5 percent weakening)

        (7,965      (7,965         (8,104      (8,104

CNY (5 percent weakening)

        6,325        6,325           161        161  

PLN (5 percent weakening)

        (183      (183         (93      (93

EUR (5 percent weakening)

        232        232           339        339  

A stronger won against the above currencies as of December 31, 2018 and 2017 would have had the equal but opposite effect on the above currencies to the amounts shown above, on the basis that all other variables remain constant.

 

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For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

 

26.

Financial Risk Management, Continued

 

(ii) Interest rate risk

Interest rate risk arises principally from the Company’s debentures and borrowings. The Company establishes and applies its policy to reduce uncertainty arising from fluctuations in the interest rate and to minimize finance cost and manages interest rate risk by monitoring of trends of fluctuations in interest rate and establishing plan for countermeasures.

i) Profile

The interest rate profile of the Company’s interest-bearing financial instruments at the reporting date is as follows:

 

(In millions of won)           December 31,
2018
     December 31,
2017
 

Fixed rate instruments

  

Financial assets

     W        550,644        1,147,340  

Financial liabilities

        (5,033,515      (2,962,671
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
     W        (4,482,871      (1,815,331
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Variable rate instruments

        

Financial liabilities

     W        (1,105,976      (1,255,350

ii) Equity and profit or loss sensitivity analysis for variable rate instruments

For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, a change of 100 basis points in interest rates at the reporting date would have increased (decreased) equity and profit or loss by the amounts shown below for the respective following years. This analysis assumes that all other variables, in particular foreign currency rates, remain constant.

 

(In millions of won)                                   
            Equity      Profit or loss  
            1%
increase
     1%
decrease
     1%
increase
     1%
decrease
 

December 31, 2018

              

Variable rate instruments(*)

     W        (8,018      8,018        (8,018      8,018  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

December 31, 2017

              

Variable rate instruments(*)

     W        (6,863      6,863        (6,863      6,863  

(*) Financial instruments subject to interest rate swap not qualified for hedging are excluded.

 

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For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

 

26.

Financial Risk Management, Continued

 

(b) Credit risk

Credit risk is the risk of financial loss to the Company if a customer or counterparty to a financial instrument fails to meet its contractual obligations, and arises principally from the Company’s receivables from customers.

The Company’s exposure to credit risk of trade and other receivables is influenced mainly by the individual characteristics of each customer. However, management believes that the demographics of the Company’s customer base, including the default risk of the country in which customers operate, do not have a significant influence on credit risk since the majority of the customers are global electronic appliance manufacturers operating in global markets.

The Company establishes credit limits for each customer and each new customer is analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively before determining whether to utilize third party guarantees, insurance or factoring as appropriate.

The Company does not establish allowances for receivables under insurance or receivables from customers with a high credit rating. For the rest of the receivables, the Company establishes an allowance for impairment of trade and other receivables that have been individually or collectively evaluated for impairment and estimated on the basis of historical loss experience for assets.

The carrying amount of financial assets represents the maximum credit exposure. The maximum exposure to credit risk at the reporting date is as follows:

i) As of December 31, 2018

 

(In millions of won)              
            December 31, 2018  

Financial assets carried at amortized cost

     

Cash and cash equivalents

     W        473,283  

Deposits in banks

        77,211  

Trade accounts and notes receivable

        3,389,108  

Non-trade receivable

        316,069  

Accrued income

        5,894  

Deposits

        13,418  

Short-term loans

        16,116  

Long-term loans

        55,048  

Long-term non-trade receivable

        25,823  
     

 

 

 
     W        4,371,970  
     

 

 

 

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

     

Convertible bonds

     W        1,327  

Derivatives

        13,059  
     

 

 

 
        14,386  
     

 

 

 

Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income

     

Debt instrument

     W        161  
     

 

 

 
     W        4,386,517  
     

 

 

 

 

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For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

 

26.

Financial Risk Management, Continued

 

ii) As of December 31, 2017

 

(In millions of won)              
            December 31, 2017  

Cash and cash equivalents

     W        566,408  

Deposits in banks

        580,781  

Trade accounts and notes receivable

        4,673,570  

Non-trade receivable

        678,454  

Accrued income

        8,655  

Available-for-sale financial assets

        162  

Financial asset at fair value through profit or loss

        1,552  

Deposits

        13,638  

Short-term loans

        13,493  

Long-term loans

        30,772  

Long-term non-trade receivable

        15,115  

Derivatives

        842  
     

 

 

 
        6,583,442  
     

 

 

 

In addition to the financial assets above, as of December 31, 2018, the Company provides a payment guarantee of USD 1,167 million (W1,305,167 million), for its subsidiary.

Credit risk is the risk of financial loss to the Company if a customer or counterparty to a financial instrument fails to meet its contractual obligations, and arises primarily from the sales and investing activities. Trade accounts and notes receivables are insured in order to manage credit risk and uninsured trade accounts and notes receivables are managed in accordance with the Company’s management policy.

 

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For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

 

26.

Financial Risk Management, Continued

 

(c) Liquidity risk

Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company will encounter difficulty in meeting the obligations associated with its financial liabilities that are settled by delivering cash or another financial asset. The Company’s approach to managing liquidity is to ensure, as far as possible, that it will always have sufficient liquidity to meet its liabilities when due, under both normal and stressed conditions, without incurring unacceptable losses or risking damage to the Company’s reputation.

The Company has historically been able to satisfy its cash requirements from cash flows from operations and debt and equity financing. To the extent that the Company does not generate sufficient cash flows from operations to meet its capital requirements, the Company may rely on other financing activities, such as external long-term borrowings and offerings of debt securities, equity-linked and other debt securities. In addition, the Company maintains a line of credit with various banks.

The following are the contractual maturities of financial liabilities, including estimated interest payments, as of December 31, 2018.

 

(In millions of won)                  Contractual cash flows  
            Carrying
amount
     Total     6 months
or less
    6-12
months
    1-2
years
    2-5
years
    More
than 5
years
 

Non-derivative financial liabilities

                  

Unsecured bank loans

     W        3,807,234        4,148,732       503,257       85,176       802,857       2,502,969       254,473  

Unsecured bond issues

        2,332,257        2,537,553       291,738       328,400       456,990       1,320,248       140,177  

Trade accounts and notes payable

        3,186,123        3,186,123       3,186,123       —         —         —         —    

Other accounts payable

        1,746,412        1,746,412       1,745,382       1,030       —         —         —    

Long-term other accounts payable

        3,081        3,081       —         —         2,055       1,026       —    

Payment guarantee(*)

        19,068        1,493,425       41,614       41,713       137,328       1,010,875       261,895  

Security deposits

        10,955        10,955       —         165       10,790       —         —    
     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Derivatives financial liabilities

                  

Derivatives

        25,758        (35,140     (6,742     (6,728     (12,517     (9,153     —    
     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     W        11,130,888        13,091,141       5,761,372       449,756       1,397,503       4,825,965       656,545  
     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(*) Contractual cash flows of payment guarantee is identical to timing of principal payment and represent the maximum amount that the Company could be required to pay the guarantee amount.

It is not expected that the cash flows included in the maturity analysis could occur significantly earlier, or at significantly different amounts.

 

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For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

 

26.

Financial Risk Management, Continued

 

(d) Capital Management

Management’s policy is to maintain a capital base so as to maintain investor, creditor and market confidence and to sustain future development of the business. Liabilities to equity ratio, net borrowings to equity ratio and other financial ratios are used by management to achieve an optimal capital structure. Management also monitors the return on capital as well as the level of dividends to ordinary shareholders.

 

(In millions of won)                    
            December 31, 2018     December 31, 2017  

Total liabilities

     W        13,849,525       11,580,156  

Total equity

        13,212,581       13,829,259  

Cash and deposits in banks (*1)

        550,483       1,147,178  

Borrowings (including bonds)

        6,139,491       4,218,021  

Total liabilities to equity ratio

        105     84

Net borrowings to equity ratio (*2)

        42     22

 

(*1)

Cash and deposits in banks consist of cash and cash equivalents and current deposit in banks.

(*2)

Net borrowings to equity ratio is calculated by dividing total borrowings (including bonds) less cash and current deposits in banks by total equity.

 

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26.

Financial Risk Management, Continued

 

(e) Determination of fair value

(i) Measurement of fair value

A number of the Company’s accounting policies and disclosures require the determination of fair value, for both financial and non-financial assets and liabilities. Fair values have been determined for measurement and/or disclosure purposes based on the following methods. When applicable, further information about the assumptions made in determining fair values is disclosed in the notes specific to that asset or liability.

i) Other current financial assets and liabilities

The carrying amounts approximate fair value because of the short maturity of these instruments.

ii) Trade receivables and other receivables

The fair value of trade and other receivables is estimated as the present value of future cash flows, discounted at the market rate of interest at the reporting date. This fair value is determined for disclosure purposes. The carrying amounts of short-term receivables approximate fair value.

iii) Investments in equity and debt securities

The fair value of marketable available-for-sale financial assets is determined by reference to their quoted closing bid price at the reporting date. The fair value of non-marketable securities is determined using valuation methods.

iv) Non-derivative financial liabilities

Fair value, which is determined for disclosure purposes, except for the liabilities at FVTPL, is calculated based on the present value of future principal and interest cash flows, discounted at the market rate of interest at the reporting date.

 

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Financial Risk Management, Continued

 

(ii) Fair values versus carrying amounts

The fair values of financial assets and liabilities, together with the carrying amounts shown in the separate statement of financial position, are as follows:

i) As of December 31, 2018

 

(In millions of won)                     
            December 31, 2018  
            Carrying value      Fair value  

Financial assets carried at amortized cost

        

Cash and cash equivalents

     W        473,283        ( *) 

Deposits in banks

        77,211        ( *) 

Trade accounts and notes receivable

        3,389,108        ( *) 

Non-trade receivable

        316,069        ( *) 

Accrued income

        5,894        ( *) 

Deposits

        13,418        ( *) 

Short-term loans

        16,116        ( *) 

Long-term loans

        55,048        ( *) 

Long-term non-trade receivable

        25,823        ( *) 

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

        

Equity securities

     W        7,344        7,344  

Convertible bonds

        1,327        1,327  

Derivatives

        13,059        13,059  

Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income

        

Debt instrument

     W        161        161  

Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss

        

Derivatives

     W        25,758        25,758  

Financial liabilities carried at amortized cost

        

Unsecured bank borrowings

     W        3,807,234        3,862,709  

Unsecured bond issues

        2,332,257        2,384,987  

Trade accounts and notes payable

        3,186,123        ( *) 

Other accounts payable

        1,746,412        ( *) 

Long-term other accounts payable

        3,081        ( *) 

Payment guarantee liabilities

        19,068        ( *) 

Security deposits

        10,955        ( *) 

 

(*)

Excluded from disclosures as the carrying amount approximates fair value.

 

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Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

 

26.

Financial Risk Management, Continued

 

ii) As of December 31, 2017

 

(In millions of won)                     
            December 31, 2017  
            Carrying amounts      Fair values  

Assets carried at fair value

        

Available-for-sale financial assets

     W        162        162  

Financial asset at fair value through profit or loss

        1,552        1,552  

Derivatives

        842        842  

Assets carried at amortized cost

        

Cash and cash equivalents

     W        566,408        ( *) 

Deposits in banks

        580,781        ( *) 

Trade accounts and notes receivable

        4,673,570        ( *) 

Non-trade receivable

        678,454        ( *) 

Accrued income

        8,655        ( *) 

Deposits

        13,638        ( *) 

Short-term loans

        13,493        ( *) 

Long-term loans

        30,772        ( *) 

Long-term non-trade receivable

        15,115        ( *) 

Liabilities carried at amortized cost

        

Unsecured bank borrowings

        2,207,259        2,212,474  

Unsecured bond issues

        2,010,762        2,016,086  

Trade accounts and notes payable

        2,391,493        ( *) 

Other accounts payable

        2,701,823        2,702,033  

Payment guarantee liabilities

        8,127        ( *) 

 

(*)

Excluded from disclosures as the carrying amount approximates fair value.

 

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For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

 

26.

Financial Risk Management, Continued

 

(iii) Fair values of financial assets and liabilities

i) Fair value hierarchy

The table below analyzes financial instruments carried at fair value based on the input variables used in the valuation method to measure fair value of assets and liabilities. The different levels have been defined as follows:

 

   

Level 1: quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities

 

   

Level 2: inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset     or liability, either directly or indirectly

 

   

Level 3: inputs for the asset or liability that are not based on observable market data

ii) Financial instruments measured at fair value

Fair value hierarchy classifications of the financial instruments that are measured at fair value as of December 31, 2018 and 2017 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)           Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

December 31, 2018

              

Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

              

Equity instrument

     W        —          —          7,344        7,344  

Convertible bonds

        —          —          1,327        1,327  

Derivatives

        —          —          13,059        13,059  

Financial asset at fair value through other comprehensive income Debt instrument

        161        —          —          161  

Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss

              

Derivatives

        —          —          25,758        25,758  

 

(In millions of won)           Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

December 31, 2017

              

Assets

              

Available-for-sale financial assets

     W        162        —          —          162  

Financial asset at fair value through profit or loss

        —          —          1,552        1,552  

Derivatives

        —          —          842        842  

 

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For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

 

26.

Financial Risk Management, Continued

 

iii) Financial instruments not measured at fair value but for which the fair value is disclosed

Fair value hierarchy classifications, valuation technique and inputs for fair value measurements of the financial instruments not measured at fair value but for which the fair value is disclosed as of December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)           December 31, 2018      Valuation
technique
     Input  

Classification

          Level 1      Level 2      Level 3  

Liabilities

                 

Unsecured bank borrowings

     W        —          —          3,862,709       
Discounted
cash flow
 
 
    
Discount
rate
 
 

Unsecured bond issues

        —          —          2,384,987       
Discounted
cash flow
 
 
    
Discount
rate
 
 

 

(In millions of won)           December 31, 2017      Valuation
technique
     Input  

Classification

          Level 1      Level 2      Level 3  

Liabilities

                 

Unsecured bank borrowings

     W        —          —          2,212,474       
Discounted
cash flow
 
 
    
Discount
rate
 
 

Unsecured bond issues

        —          —          2,016,086       
Discounted
cash flow
 
 
    
Discount
rate
 
 

Other accounts payable

        —          —          2,702,033       
Discounted
cash flow
 
 
    
Discount
rate
 
 

The interest rates applied for determination of the above fair value at the reporting date are as follows:

 

  
            December 31, 2018      December 31, 2017  

Borrowings, bonds and others

        2.09~3.37%        1.57~2.92%  

 

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Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

 

27.

Changes in liabilities arising from financing activities

 

Changes in liabilities arising from financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2018 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)                                                     
            January 1,
2018
           Non-cash transactions         
            Cash flows from
financing activities
    Reclassification     Exchange rate
effect
    Effective
interest
adjustment
     Others      December 31,
2018
 

Short-term borrowings

     W        —          (720     —         720       —          —          —    

Current portion of

long-term borrowings and bonds

        1,058,985        (1,425,395     1,376,081       29,945       532        —          1,040,148  

Payment guarantee

        8,127        1,876       —         —         —          9,065        19,068  

Long-term borrowings

        1,653,033        2,489,560       (816,713     864       —          —          3,326,744  

Bonds

        1,506,003        828,169       (559,368     (4,172     1,967        —          1,772,599  
     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     W        4,226,148        1,893,490       —         27,357       2,499        9,065        6,158,559  
     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

 

28.

Related Parties and Others

(a) Related parties

Related parties for the year ended December 31, 2018 are as follows:

 

Classification

  

Description

Subsidiaries(*)    LG Display America, Inc. and others
Associates(*)    Paju Electric Glass Co., Ltd. and others
Entity that has significant influence over the Company    LG Electronics Inc.
Subsidiaries of the entity that has significant influence over the Company    Subsidiaries of LG Electronics Inc.

 

(*)

Details of subsidiaries and associates are described in note 8.

Related parties that have transactions such as sales or balance of trade accounts and notes receivable and payable with the Company excluding subsidiaries and associates for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 are as follows:

 

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For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

 

28.

Related Parties and Others, Continued

 

(b) Significant transactions such as sales of goods and purchases of raw material and outsourcing service and others, which occurred in the normal course of business with related parties for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)           2018  
                          Purchase and others  
            Sales
and others
     Dividend
income
     Purchase of raw
material and
others
     Acquisition of
property, plant
and equipment
     Outsourcing
fees
     Other costs  

Subsidiaries

                    

LG Display America, Inc.

     W        8,944,621        —          —          —          —          9  

LG Display Japan Co., Ltd.

        2,413,437        —          —          —          —          2,158  

LG Display Germany GmbH

        1,796,479        —          —          —          —          5,558  

LG Display Taiwan Co., Ltd.

        1,488,447        —          —          —          —          568  

LG Display Nanjing Co., Ltd.

        13,840        —          6,037        —          1,321,700        27,142  

LG Display Shanghai Co., Ltd.

        963,865        —          —          —          —          52  

LG Display Poland Sp. z o.o.

        329        —          —          —          37,307        16  

LG Display Guangzhou Co., Ltd.

        52,168        —          14,043        —          1,930,113        14,194  

LG Display Shenzhen Co., Ltd.

        1,312,088        —          —          —          —          4  

LG Display Yantai Co., Ltd.

        23,018        —          25,759        —          1,358,502        13,597  

LG Display (China) Co., Ltd.

        328        90,281        1,409,953        —          —          1,253  

LG Display Singapore Pte. LTD.

        1,087,835        —          —          —          —          38  

L&T Display Technology (Fujian) Limited

        392,318        —          —          —          8        38  

Nanumnuri Co., Ltd.

        180        —          —          —          —          21,356  

Global OLED Technology, LLC

        —          —          —          —          —          6,007  

LG Display Guangzhou Trading Co., Ltd.

        782,603        —          —          —          —          —    

LG Display Vietnam Haiphong Co., Ltd.

        39,639        —          36,013        —          830,170        6,175  

Suzhou Lehui Display Co., Ltd.

        178,357        —          —          —          —          —    

LG Display High-Tech (China) Co., Ltd

        12,434        —          —          —          —          —    
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     W        19,501,986        90,281        1,491,805        —          5,477,800        98,165  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

 

28.

Related Parties and Others, Continued

 

(In millions of won)           2018  
                          Purchase and others  
            Sales
and Others
     Dividend
income
     Purchase of raw
material and
others
     Acquisition of
property, plant
and equipment
     Outsourcing
fees
     Other costs  

Associates and their subsidiaries

     W                    

WooRee E&L Co., Ltd.

        —          —          50        —          —          144  

INVENIA Co., Ltd.

        —          30        1,608        28,657        —          795  

AVATEC Co., Ltd.

        —          530        —          —          71,403        905  

Paju Electric Glass Co., Ltd.

        —          4,172        364,183        —          —          4,411  

LB Gemini New Growth Fund No.16(*)

        1,112        540        —          —          —          —    

YAS Co., Ltd.

        —          —          5,281        25,422        —          3,391  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     W        1,112        5,272        371,122        54,079        71,403        9,646  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Entity that has significant influence over the Company

                    

LG Electronics Inc.

     W        1,207,372        —          31,161        454,555        —          107,861  

 

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For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

 

28.

Related Parties and Others, Continued

 

(In millions of won)           2018  
                          Purchase and others  
            Sales
and others
     Dividend
income
     Purchase of raw
material and
others
     Acquisition of
property, plant
and equipment
     Outsourcing
fees
     Other costs  

Subsidiaries of the entity that has significant influence over the Company

                    

LG Electronics India Pvt. Ltd.

     W        71,798        —          —          —          —          103  

LG Electronics Vietnam Haiphong Co., Ltd.

        173,051        —          —          —          —          166  

LG Electronics Reynosa S.A. DE C.V.

        33,225        —          —          —          —          2,021  

LG Electronics Almaty Kazakhstan

        3,759        —          —          —          —          42  

LG Electronics S.A. (Pty) Ltd.

        7,244        —          —          —          —          20  

LG Electronics Mexicalli, S.A. DE C.V.

        10,296        —          —          —          —          210  

LG Electronics RUS, LLC

        2,201        —          —          —          —          1,862  

LG Electronics Egypt S.A.E.

        25,491        —          —          —          —          16  

LG Electronics (Kunshan) Computer Co., Ltd.

        4,804        —          —          —          —          —    

LG Innotek Co., Ltd.

        29,148        —          137,949        —          —          38,930  

LG Hitachi Water Solutions Co., Ltd.

        9,100        —          —          285,514        —          8,980  

Inspur LG Digital Mobile Communications Co., Ltd.

        69,769        —          —          —          —          1  

Qingdao LG Inspur Digital Communication Co.,

Ltd.

        37,738        —          —          —          —          —    

Hi Entech Co., Ltd.

        —          —          —          —          —          29,215  

Others

        2,185        —          27        —          —          9,498  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     W        479,809        —          137,976        285,514        —          91,064  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     W        21,190,279        95,553        2,032,064        794,148        5,549,203        306,736  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*)

Represents transactions occurred prior to disposal of the entire investments

 

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28.

Related Parties and Others, Continued

 

(In millions of won)           2017  
                          Purchase and others  
            Sales
and others
     Dividend
income
     Purchase of raw
material and
others
     Acquisition of
property, plant
and equipment
     Outsourcing
fees
     Other costs  

Subsidiaries

                    

LG Display America, Inc.

     W        11,080,713        11,060        —          —          —          25  

LG Display Japan Co., Ltd.

        2,468,424        3,438        —          —          —          52  

LG Display Germany GmbH

        1,804,786        4,365        —          —          —          7,395  

LG Display Taiwan Co., Ltd.

        1,489,786        3,161        —          —          —          1,031  

LG Display Nanjing Co., Ltd.

        17,585        60,292        —          —          525,508        —    

LG Display Shanghai Co., Ltd.

        1,273,823        11,783        —          —          —          366  

LG Display Poland Sp. z o.o.

        314        —          —          —          34,540        34  

LG Display Guangzhou Co., Ltd.

        34,051        363,086        7,826        —          2,156,897        10,152  

LG Display Shenzhen Co., Ltd.

        1,842,778        4,988        —          —          —          7  

LG Display Yantai Co., Ltd.

        36,628        128,998        15,342        373        2,027,508        25,890  

LG Display (China) Co., Ltd.

        68,794        10,079        1,552,070        —          —          —    

LG Display Singapore Pte LTD.

        960,332        1,917        —          —          —          668  

L&T Display Technology (Fujian) Limited

        453,757        —          15        —          —          793  

Nanumnuri Co., Ltd.

        95        —          —          —          —          18,528  

Global OLED Technology LLC

        —          —          —          —          —          6,030  

LG Display Guangzhou Trading Co., Ltd.

        586,062        326        —          —          —          180  

LG Display Vietnam Haiphong Co., Ltd.

        4,321        —          —          —          148,758        —    

Suzhou Lehui Display Co., Ltd.

        207,280        —          —          —          —          —    
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     W        22,329,529        603,493        1,575,253        373        4,893,211        71,151  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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28.

Related Parties and Others, Continued

 

(In millions of won)           2017  
                          Purchase and others  
            Sales
and Others
     Dividend
income
     Purchase of raw
material and
others
     Acquisition of property,
plant and equipment
     Outsourcing
fees
     Other costs  

Associates and their subsidiaries

                    

New Optics Ltd. (*)

     W        1        —          —          —          4        6  

WooRee E&L Co., Ltd.

        —          —          —          —          —          175  

INVENIA Co., Ltd.

        —          —          1,862        37,296        —          2,255  

AVATEC Co., Ltd.

        —          530        —          —          90,785        720  

Paju Electric Glass Co., Ltd.

        —          8,109        380,815        —          —          4,225  

Narenanotech Corporation(*)

        —          —          279        12,251        —          177  

YAS Co., Ltd.

        —          —          6,347        69,242        —          2,474  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     W        1        8,639        389,303        118,789        90,789        10,032  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Entity that has significant influence over the Company

                    

LG Electronics Inc.

     W        1,677,434        —          46,765        696,628        —          108,639  

 

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28.

Related Parties and Others, Continued

 

(In millions of won)           2017  
                          Purchase and others  
            Sales
and others
     Dividend
income
     Purchase of raw
material and
others
     Acquisition of
property, plant
and equipment
     Outsourcing
fees
     Other costs  

Subsidiaries of the entity that has significant influence over the Company

                    

LG Electronics India Pvt. Ltd.

     W        71,597        —          —          —          —          163  

LG Electronics Vietnam Haiphong Co., Ltd.

        205,934        —          —          —          —          198  

LG Electronics Reynosa S.A. DE C.V.

        76,277        —          —          —          —          1,926  

LG Electronics Almaty Kazakhstan

        14,079        —          —          —          —          53  

LG Electronics S.A. (Pty) Ltd.

        14,155        —          —          —          —          25  

LG Electronics Mexicalli, S.A. DE C.V.

        29,115        —          —          —          —          186  

LG Electronics RUS, LLC

        3,941        —          —          —          —          963  

LG Innotek Co., Ltd.

        14,836        —          185,464        —          —          5,245  

LG Hitachi Water Solutions Co., Ltd.

        —          —          —          314,645        —          —    

Inspur LG Digital Mobile Communications Co., Ltd.

        110,310        —          —          —          —          —    

Qingdao LG Inspur Digital Communication Co.,

Ltd.

        77,355        —          —          —          —          —    

Hi Entech Co., Ltd.

        —          —          —          —          —          27,449  

Others

        3,121        —          3        —          —          8,252  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     W        620,720        —          185,467        314,645        —          44,460  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     W        24,627,684        612,132        2,196,788        1,130,435        4,984,000        234,282  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*)

Represents transactions occurred prior to disposal of the entire investments

 

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Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

 

28.

Related Parties and Others, Continued

 

  (c)

Trade accounts and notes receivable and payable as of December 31, 2018 and 2017 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)              
            Trade accounts and notes receivable
and others
     Trade accounts and notes payable
and others
 
            December 31, 2018      December 31, 2017      December 31, 2018      December 31, 2017  

Subsidiaries

              

LG Display America, Inc.

     W        1,031,718        1,795,757        —          —    

LG Display Japan Co., Ltd.

        349,814        230,804        5        2  

LG Display Germany GmbH

        433,077        497,677        4,332        —    

LG Display Taiwan Co., Ltd.

        274,860        436,943        34        106  

LG Display Nanjing Co., Ltd.

        2,448        176        272,991        85,646  

LG Display Shanghai Co., Ltd.

        168,117        176,816        1        74  

LG Display Poland Sp. z o. o

        30        73        6,849        5,480  

LG Display Guangzhou Co., Ltd.

        167,814        345,212        196,070        189,996  

LG Display Guangzhou Trading Co., Ltd.

        377,145        88,876        —          —    

LG Display Shenzhen Co., Ltd.

        32,759        217,542        —          —    

LG Display Yantai Co., Ltd.

        115        123,059        382,448        30,397  

LG Display (China) Co., Ltd.

        —          55,309        187,004        150,933  

LG Display Singapore Pte. Ltd.

        85,680        187,420        1        1  

L&T Display Technology (Fujian) Limited

        62,336        57,545        139,171        177,487  

Nanumnuri Co., Ltd.

        —          —          2,065        2,453  

Global OLED Technology LLC

        —          —          1,146        —    

LG Display Vietnam Haiphong Co., Ltd.

        22,113        9,119        340,780        58,666  

Suzhou Lehui Display Co., Ltd.

        32,641        21,110        —          36,919  

LG Display High-Tech (China) Co., Ltd.

        17,333        —          3,362        —    
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     W        3,058,000        4,243,438        1,536,259        738,160  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

 

28.

Related Parties and Others, Continued

 

 

(In millions of won)              
            Trade accounts and notes receivable
and others
     Trade accounts and notes payable
and others
 
            December 31, 2018      December 31, 2017      December 31, 2018      December 31, 2017  

Associates and their subsidiaries

              

WooRee E&L Co., Ltd.

     W        —          —          6        61  

INVENIA Co., Ltd.

        2,000        2,375        1,671        18,523  

AVATEC Co., Ltd.

        —          —          4,382        2,949  

Paju Electric Glass Co., Ltd.

        —          —          60,566        60,141  

YAS Co., Ltd.

        —          375        2,709        6,474  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     W        2,000        2,750        69,334        88,148  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Entity that has significant influence over the Company

              

LG Electronics Inc.

     W        247,134        550,101        99,574        206,616  

 

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Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

 

28.

Related Parties and Others, Continued

 

(In millions of won)              
            Trade accounts and notes receivable
and others
     Trade accounts and notes payable
and others
 
            December 31, 2018      December 31, 2017      December 31, 2018      December 31, 2017  

Subsidiaries of the entity that has significant influence over the Company

              

LG Innotek Co., Ltd.

     W        2,782        407        45,815        58,741  

LG Hitachi Water Solutions Co., Ltd.

        9,100        —          47,463        154,079  

Hi Entech Co., Ltd.

        —          —          4,782        4,854  

Inspur LG Digital Mobile Communications Co., Ltd

        6,137        20,953        —          —    

LG Electronics Reynosa S.A. DE C.V

        2,572        11,494        134        82  

LG Electronics India Pvt. Ltd.

        9,047        3,030        29        —    

LG Electronics Vietnam Haiphong Co., Ltd.

        25,544        36,017        —          1  

LG Electronics S.A. (Pty) Ltd.

        896        2,400        5        4  

LG Electronics Egypt S.A.E

        10,296        —          —          —    

LG Electronics (Kunshan) Computer Co., Ltd.

        1,370        —          —          —    

Qingdao LG Inspur Digital Communication Co., Ltd.

        15        9        90        80  

Others

        6,855        18,385        1,185        1,309  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     W        74,614        92,695        99,503        219,150  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     W        3,381,748        4,888,984        1,804,670        1,252,074  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.

Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

 

28.

Related Parties and Others, Continued

 

 

  (d)

Details of significant cash transactions such as loans and collection of loans, which occurred in the normal course of business with related parties for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)  
            Loans(*)  

Associates

          January 1,
2017
     Increase      Decrease      December 31,
2018
 

INVENIA Co., Ltd.

     W        2,375        —          375        2,000  

YAS Co., Ltd.

        375        —          375        —    
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     W        2,750        —          750        2,000  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*)

Loans are presented based on nominal amounts.

 

(In millions of won)  
            Loans(*1)  

Associates

          January 1,
2017
     Increase      Decrease      December 31,
2017
 

New Optics Ltd.(*2)

     W        1,000        —          125        875  

INVENIA Co., Ltd.

        833        2,000        458        2,375  

Narenanotech Corporation(*2)

        300        —          75        225  

YAS Co., Ltd.

        833        —          458        375  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     W        2,966        2,000        1,116        3,850  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*1)

Loans are presented based on nominal amounts.

(*2)

Excluded from related parties due to disposal of equity investments during the year ended December 31, 2017.

 

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Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

 

28.

Related Parties and Others, Continued

 

  (e)

Conglomerate Transactions

Transactions, trade accounts and notes receivable and payable, and others between the Company and certain companies and their subsidiaries, which are included in LG Group, one of conglomerates according to the Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Act for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 are as follows. These entities are not related parties according to K-IFRS No. 1024, Related Party Disclosures.

 

(In millions of won)  
            For the year ended December 31, 2018      December 31, 2018  
            Sales
and others
     Purchase and
others
     Trade accounts and
notes receivable

and others
     Trade accounts and
notes payable and
others
 

LG International Corp. and its subsidiaries(*)

     W        715,580        190,091        82,965        82,028  

LG Uplus Corp.

        21        1,739        —          178  

LG Chem Ltd. and its subsidiaries

        1,648        776,031        14        93,274  

Serveone and its subsidiaries

        388        1,166,309        21,307        239,091  

Silicon Works Co., Ltd

        —          713,093        —          140,694  

LG Corp.

        —          54,434        11,246        —    

LG Management Development Institute

        —          9,734        3,480        441  

LG CNS Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries

        —          210,344        —          72,694  

LG Hausys Ltd

        1,111        4        —          3  

G2R Inc. and its subsidiaries

        —          57,744        —          19,773  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Robostar Co., Ltd.

        —          1,374        —          530  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     W        718,748        3,180,897        119,012        648,706  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*)

For transactions which LG International and its subsidiaries act as an agent of the Company and receive commission revenue from the Company, above transaction amount only include commission revenue recognized by LG International and its subsidiaries. For prior year comparative purpose, gross sales and others for year ended December 31, 2018 amount to W715,580 million, respectively, and gross purchase and others for year ended December 31, 2018 amount to W596,261 million.

 

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Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

 

28.

Related Parties and Others, Continued

 

(In millions of won)  
            For the year ended December 31, 2017      December 31, 2018  
            Sales
and others
     Purchase and
others
     Trade accounts and
notes receivable

and others
     Trade accounts and
notes payable and
others
 

LG International Corp. and its subsidiaries

     W        611,274        1,354,039        110,786        186,799  

LG Household & Health Care and its subsidiaries

        —          116        —          —    

LG Uplus Corp.

        152        1,854        —          1,505  

LG Chem Ltd. and its subsidiaries

        16,915        869,579        8,659        127,416  

SK Siltron Co., Ltd.

(formerly, Siltron Co., Ltd.)(*)

        10        —          —          —    

Lusem Co., Ltd.(*)

        13        694        1        53  

Serveone and its subsidiaries

        677        1,390,323        21,565        491,719  

Silicon Works Co., Ltd

        —          624,127        —          120,031  

LG Corp.

        —          60,756        4,700        1,523  

LG Management Development Institute

        —          10,221        3,480        699  

LG CNS Co., Ltd. and its subsidiaries

        323        226,229        —          90,374  

LG Hausys Ltd

        1,673        391        —          374  

G2R Inc. and its subsidiaries

        —          93,799        —          14,275  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     W        631,037        4,632,128        149,191        1,034,768  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*)

Represents transactions occurred prior to disposal of the entire investments

 

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LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.

Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

For the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017

 

28.

Related Parties and Others, Continued

 

  (f)

Key management personnel compensation

Compensation costs of key management for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 are as follows:

 

(In millions of won)                     
            2018      2017  

Short-term benefits

     W        2,622        3,724  

Expenses related to the defined benefit plan

        794        488  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
     W        3,416        4,212  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

 

29.

Supplemental Cash Flow Information

Supplemental cash flow information for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 is as follows:

 

(In millions of won)                    
            2018     2017  

Non-cash investing and financing activities:

       

Changes in other accounts payable arising from the purchase of property, plant and equipment

        (725,744     638,907  

Changes in other receivable arising from the investments of dividends received from subsidiaries

     W        (405,992     —    

Substitution of investment shares of property, plant and equipment

        343,163       —    

 

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Independent Accountants’ Review Report on Internal Accounting Control System

English translation of a Report Originally Issued in Korean

To the President of

LG Display Co., Ltd.:

We have reviewed the accompanying Report on the Operation of Internal Accounting Control System (“IACS”) of LG Display Co., Ltd. (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2018. The Company’s management is responsible for designing and maintaining effective IACS and for its assessment of the effectiveness of IACS. Our responsibility is to review management’s assessment and issue a report based on our review. In the accompanying report of management’s assessment of IACS, the Company’s management stated: “Based on the assessment on the operations of the IACS, the Company’s IACS has been effectively designed and is operating as of December 31, 2018, in all material respects, in accordance with the IACS Framework issued by the Internal Accounting Control System Operation Committee.”

We conducted our review in accordance with IACS Review Standards, issued by the Korean Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Those Standards require that we plan and perform the review to obtain assurance of a level less than that of an audit as to whether Report on the Operations of Internal Accounting Control System is free of material misstatement. Our review consists principally of obtaining an understanding of the Company’s IACS, inquiries of Company personnel about the details of the report, and tracing to related documents we considered necessary in the circumstances. We have not performed an audit and, accordingly, we do not express an audit opinion.

A Company’s IACS is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of separate financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Because of its inherent limitations, however, IACS may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

Based on our review, nothing has come to our attention that Report on the Operations of Internal Accounting Control System as of December 31, 2018 is not prepared in all material respects, in accordance with IACS Framework issued by the Internal Accounting Control System Operation Committee.

This report applies to the Company’s IACS in existence as of December 31, 2018. We did not review the Company’s IACS subsequent to December 31, 2018. This report has been prepared for Korean regulatory purposes, pursuant to the External Audit Law, and may not be appropriate for other purposes or for other users.

KPMG Samjong Accounting Corp.

Seoul, Korea

February 25, 2019

Notice to Readers

This report is annexed in relation to the audit of the separate financial statements as of December 31, 2018 and the review of internal accounting control system pursuant to Article 2-3 of the Act on External Audit for Stock Companies of the Republic of Korea.

 

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Report on the Operation of Internal Accounting Control System

English translation of a Report Originally Issued in Korean

To the Board of Directors and Audit Committee of LG Display Co., Ltd.

We, as the Internal Accounting Control System (“IACS”) Officer and Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) of LG Display (“the Company”), assessed the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s ICFR as of December 31, 2018.

The Company’s management, including myself, is responsible for designing and operating an IACS. We assessed the design and operational effectiveness of the IACS in the prevention and detection of an error or fraud which may cause a misstatement in the preparation and disclosure of reliable separate financial statements. We followed the IACS Framework to evaluate the effectiveness of the IACS design and operation.

Based on the assessment results, we believe that the Company’s IACS, as of December 31, 2018, is effectively designed and operating, in all material respects, in conformity with the IACS Framework issued by the Internal Accounting Control System Operation Committee.

January 24, 2019

Sangdon Kim

Internal Control over Financial Reporting Officer

Sang Beom Han

Chief Executive Officer

 

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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: February 28, 2019

    By:     /s/ Heeyeon Kim                                                                 
      (Signature)
      Name: Heeyeon Kim
      Title:   Head of IR / Vice President