KSFC has been the sole administrator, trustee and custodian of employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) in Korea since 1977.

ESOAs in Korea

(as of June 30, 2014)


Categories	Stock Market	KOSDAQ Market	Other Market	Total
No. of ESOAs(A)	671	815	1,584	3,070
No. of Companies(B) *Annotation 1)	772	1,004	487,482	489,258
ESOA/Company ratio (A/B; %)	86.92	81.18	0.32	0.63
No. of ESOA members	904,647	118,893	267,308	1,290,848

*Annotation 1) Statistical Yearbook of National Tax in 2012 Released by National Tax Service

ESOP Stocks deposited with KSFC

(as of June 30, 2014)


Categories	Stock Market	KOSDAQ Market	Other Market	Total
No. of Depositing ESOAs	236	246	552	1,034
No. of Depositing ESOA members	269,381	20,532	53,848	343,761
No. of Deposited Shares (in thousands)	260,506	41,936	90,861	393,302
Share Acquisition Price (in million won)	4,858,288	232,540	661,085	5,751,913
Equity Stake Held by ESOA(%)	1.29	0.76	1.05	1.14

(year-end basis)


Categories	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013
No. of ESOAs	2,768	2,818	2,921	2,981	3,043
No. of Depositing ESOAs	988	1,001	1,024	1,025	1,028
No. of Deposited Shares(in millions)	401	388	436	457	431
Share Acquisition Price(in 100 million won)	45,589	54,210	59,706	56,624	58,352