Regulations Governing Establishment of Internal Control Systems by Public Companies Article 24

A company conducting initial public issuance of its stock, or a public company, shall conduct annual self-assessment of the design and operating effectiveness of its internal control systems, and, except as otherwise provided by the FSC, shall publicly announce and report the Internal Control System Statement on the websites designated by the FSC within 3 months from the end of each fiscal year in the prescribed format.Where a public company has established an audit committee, the design and operating effectiveness of the internal control system as referred to in the preceding paragraph shall be subject to the approval of the audit committee, and the provisions of Article 4, paragraph 4 shall apply mutatis mutandis.The Internal Control System Statement referred to in paragraph 1 shall be passed by the board of directors. The same shall apply to any amendments thereto, and the company furthermore shall publicly announce the reasons for and content of the amendments on the websites designated by the FSC within 2 days counting inclusively from the date of passage by the board of directors.The Internal Control System Statement referred to in paragraph 1 shall be published in the company's annual report, public offering and issuance prospectus, and other prospectuses in compliance with relevant regulations.