Korea Zinc announces fulfillment of core corporate governance indicators 100% fulfilled

Korea Zinc said 2025 corporate governance report fulfilled all 15 core indicators, recording a compliance rate of 100%. It announced this on 2. Whether core indicators are met is a standard for assessing the level of a listed company’s corporate governance. The company said its compliance rate last year was 80%.

The core indicators cover areas such as the protection of shareholder rights, board independence and internal control systems. These criteria are used to check whether listed companies meet the governance requirements they disclose. Korea Zinc said it reviewed the items in accordance with the report.

The company said it improved 3 items that had not been met this year. The improvements included issuing the notice convening the shareholders’ meeting 4 weeks in advance, holding the meeting while avoiding dates when many shareholders’ meetings are scheduled, and providing predictability for cash dividends. It said this meant all indicators in the report were met.

As a concrete example, the company issued its52th annual general meeting convocation notice 29 days before, on 2026 year 2 month 23 day. The company explained that it had ensured shareholders had time to review the agenda. It also said that it had combined electronic voting with the solicitation of proxy voting rights to expand shareholder participation.

In its report last year, the company said it had performed above the average for KOSPI-listed companies. In this report, it declared that it had met every item and disclosed the improvements through relevant filings. According to the press release, the company explained its corporate governance improvements in disclosures.