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Contingent Liabilities and Commitments
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
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Contingent Liabilities and Commitments
15.
Contingent Liabilities and Commitments
(a)
Legal Proceedings

Anti-trust litigations

Some individual claimants filed “follow-on” damages claims against the Group and other TFT-LCD manufacturers alleging violations of EU competition law. While the Group continues its vigorous defense of the various pending proceedings described above, as of December 31, 2023, the Group cannot reliably estimate the timing and amount of outflows of resources embodying economic benefits relating to the proceedings.

Others

The Group is involved in various lawsuits and disputes in addition to the pending proceedings described above. The Group cannot reliably estimate the timing and amount of outflows of resources embodying economic benefits relating to the disputes.

(b)
Commitments

Factoring and securitization of accounts receivable

The Controlling Company has agreements with Korea Development Bank and several other banks for accounts receivable sales negotiating facilities of up to an aggregate of USD 1,000 million (W1,289,400 million) in connection with the Controlling Company’s export sales transactions with its subsidiaries. As of December 31, 2023, there are no short-term borrowings that are outstanding but past due in connection with these agreements. In connection with all of the contracts in this paragraph, the Controlling Company has sold its accounts receivable with recourse.

15.
Contingent Liabilities and Commitments, Continued

The Controlling Company and overseas subsidiaries have agreements with financial institutions for accounts receivables sales negotiating facilities. The respective maximum amount of accounts receivables that could be sold under the agreement and the amount of sold, but not yet due, accounts receivables by contract are as follows:

 

(In millions of USD and won)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Classification

 

Financial institutions

 

Credit limit

 

 

Not yet due

 

 

 

 

Contractual amount

 

 

KRW equivalent

 

 

Contractual amount

 

 

KRW equivalent

 

Controlling Company

 

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking
   Corporation

 

USD

 

20

 

 

 

25,788

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MUFG Bank

 

USD

 

180

 

 

 

232,092

 

 

USD

 

3

 

 

 

3,815

 

 

BNP Paribas

 

USD

 

15

 

 

 

19,341

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ING Bank

 

USD

 

40

 

 

 

51,576

 

 

USD

 

7

 

 

 

9,026

 

 

 

 

USD

 

255

 

 

 

328,797

 

 

USD

 

10

 

 

 

12,841

 

Subsidiaries

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LG Display Singapore
   Pte. Ltd.

 

Standard Chartered Bank

 

USD

 

100

 

 

 

128,940

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

United Overseas Bank
   Limited

 

USD

 

150

 

 

 

193,410

 

 

USD

 

50

 

 

 

64,478

 

 

JPMorgan Chase Bank,
   N.A., Singapore Branch

 

USD

 

50

 

 

 

64,470

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Credit Agricole Corporate
   & Investment Bank,
   Singapore Branch

 

USD

 

300

 

 

 

386,820

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ING Bank

 

USD

 

50

 

 

 

64,470

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LG Display Taiwan
   Co., Ltd.

 

BNP Paribas

 

USD

 

15

 

 

 

19,341

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Australia and New
   Zealand Banking Group
   Ltd.

 

USD

 

160

 

 

 

206,304

 

 

USD

 

39

 

 

 

50,159

 

LG Display Germany
   GmbH

 

BNP Paribas

 

USD

 

135

 

 

 

174,069

 

 

USD

 

55

 

 

 

70,906

 

LG Display America,
   Inc.

 

Hong Kong & Shanghai
   Banking Corp.

 

USD

 

400

 

 

 

515,760

 

 

USD

 

200

 

 

 

257,881

 

 

Standard Chartered Bank

 

USD

 

1,000

 

 

 

1,289,400

 

 

USD

 

868

 

 

 

1,119,287

 

 

 

ING Bank

 

USD

 

150

 

 

 

193,410

 

 

USD

 

30

 

 

 

38,735

 

LG Display Japan Co.,
   Ltd.

 

Standard Chartered Bank

 

USD

 

120

 

 

 

154,728

 

 

USD

 

20

 

 

 

25,790

 

 

 

Chelsea Capital
   Corporation

 

USD

 

20

 

 

 

25,788

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LG Display Guangzhou
   Trading Co., Ltd.

 

KEB Hana Bank (China)
   Company Limited

 

USD

 

30

 

 

 

38,682

 

 

USD

 

20

 

 

 

25,797

 

 

 

 

USD

 

2,680

 

 

 

3,455,592

 

 

USD

 

1,282

 

 

 

1,653,033

 

 

 

 

USD

 

2,935

 

 

 

3,784,389

 

 

USD

 

1,292

 

 

 

1,665,874

 

 

In connection with all of the contracts in the above table, the Group has sold its accounts receivable without recourse.

15.
Contingent Liabilities and Commitments, Continued

Letters of credit

As of December 31, 2023, the Group entered into agreements with financial institutions in relation to the opening of letters of credit and the respective credit limits under the agreements are as follows:

 

(In millions of USD and won)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contractual amount

 

 

KRW equivalent

 

KEB Hana Bank

 

USD

 

450

 

 

580,230

 

Industrial Bank of Korea

 

USD

 

450

 

 

 

580,230

 

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China

 

USD

 

200

 

 

 

257,880

 

Shinhan Bank

 

USD

 

70

 

 

 

90,258

 

KB Kookmin Bank

 

USD

 

700

 

 

 

902,580

 

MUFG Bank

 

USD

 

100

 

 

 

128,940

 

The Export–Import Bank of Korea

 

USD

 

100

 

 

 

128,940

 

 

USD

 

2,070

 

 

2,669,058

 

 

Payment guarantees

 

The Controlling Company was provided with payment guarantees amounting to USD 1,200 million (W1,547,280 million) from KB Kookmin Bank and others for advances received related to the long-term supply agreements.

LG Display (China) Co., Ltd. and other subsidiaries were provided with payment guarantees from the China Construction Bank and other various banks amounting to CNY 850 million (W153,714 million), JPY 900 million (W8,214 million), VND 73,279 million (W3,898 million), and USD 0.5 million (W689 million), respectively, for their local tax payments and utility payments.

 

License agreements

 

As of December 31, 2023, the Group has technical license agreements with Hitachi Display, Ltd. and others in relation to its LCD business and patent license agreement with Universal Display Corporation and others in relation to its OLED business. Also, the Group has a trademark license agreement with LG Corp. and other intellectual property license agreements with various companies as of December 31, 2023.

 

Long-term supply agreement

 

As of December 31, 2023, in connection with long-term supply agreements with customers, the Controlling Company recognized USD 1,200 million (W1,547,280 million) in advances received. The advances received will be used to offset accounts receivable arising from future product sales after a specified period of time. The Controlling Company was provided with payment guarantees amounting to USD 1,200 million (W1,547,280 million) from KB Kookmin Bank and other various banks relating to advances received (see note 15(b)).

15.
Contingent Liabilities and Commitments, Continued

Pledged assets

The pledged assets has provided by the Group are as follows:

 

(In millions of won, USD and CNY)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pledged Assets

 

Carrying
amount

 

 

Maximum bond
amount

 

 

Secured creditor

 

Borrowing
amount

 

Property, plant and equipment and others

 

507,234

 

 

 

1,200,000

 

 

LG Electronics Inc.

 

 

1,000,000

 

 

 

89,703

 

 

 

326,400

 

 

Korea Development Bank and others

 

 

272,000

 

 

 

264,335

 

 

 

780,000

 

 

Korea Development Bank and others

 

 

200,000

 

 

 

711,885

 

 

 

 

 

China Construction Bank Corporation and others

 

CNY 9,330

 

Deposits in banks and others

 

CNY 5,825

 

 

 

1,053,338

 

 

Shinhan Bank and others

 

USD 400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

450,000

 

 

The property, plant and equipment amounting to W89,703 million are provided as collateral for borrowings of W272,000 million and W200,000 million to Korea Development Bank and others.

Commitments for asset acquisition

 

The Group’s commitments in relation to capital expenditures on property, plant and equipment and intangible assets as of December 31, 2023 are W838,126 million. This commitment has not been recognized in these consolidated financial statements.