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BlackRock, Inc. reports beneficial ownership of 22,713,276 shares of KB Financial Group Inc. common stock, representing 6.4% of the class as of June 30, 2026. BlackRock has sole voting power over 21,271,301 shares and sole dispositive power over 22,713,276 shares.
The position is held on behalf of various clients, each of whom has the right to receive dividends or sale proceeds, but no individual client holds more than five percent of KB Financial Group Inc.’s outstanding common shares.
KB Financial Group Inc. approved a resolution to cancel 3,997,715 common shares that it plans to acquire as treasury shares, based on a board decision dated July 23, 2026. The shares will be purchased on the stock exchange through Samsung Securities Co., Ltd.
The estimated cancellation amount is KRW 700,000,000,000, within profits available for dividends, under Article 343-1 of the Korean Commercial Code. The acquisition period runs from July 24, 2026 to December 16, 2026. Total issued common shares are 354,687,734, and the cancellation will not reduce paid-in capital.
KB Financial Group Inc. has approved a new share repurchase program structured as a trust agreement with Samsung Securities Co., Ltd.. The board resolution dated July 23, 2026 authorizes a trust with a total contract amount of KRW 700,000,000,000, running from July 24, 2026 to December 16, 2026, to acquire treasury shares within profits available for dividends. The stated purpose is to increase shareholder return and corporate value. As of July 23, 2026, KB Financial Group held 3,581,623 treasury shares (1.0%). Based on the July 22, 2026 Korea Exchange closing price of KRW 175,100 per common share, the trust is expected to acquire approximately 3,997,715 common shares, though the actual number and amount may change with share price movements.
The treasury shares acquired through this trust are expected to be cancelled within one year after the trust’s contract period expires. Under calculations prepared in accordance with the Korean Commercial Code, the upper limit of profits available for dividends as of the end of the previous fiscal year was 3,728,302 million Won, and the resulting limitation on the acquisition amount of treasury shares as of July 23, 2026 was 1,143,918 million Won, after reflecting treasury shares already acquired, dividends, and related earnings surplus reserves.
KB Financial Group Inc. approved a quarterly cash dividend of KRW 1,155 per common share, using an assumed 351,106,111 outstanding shares, resulting in a total dividend amount of KRW 405,527,558,205.
The record date for this dividend is August 7, 2026 (Korea local time). Payment is expected within one month following the board of directors’ July 23, 2026 resolution, in accordance with the Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act of Korea. The total dividend amount may be adjusted to reflect the actual number of outstanding shares on the record date, after treasury share acquisitions under a trust agreement for the acquisition of treasury shares.
KB Financial Group Inc. designated August 7, 2026 as the record date to determine shareholders entitled to any interim (quarterly) cash dividends for the second quarter of 2026. Entitlement will be based solely on share ownership on that date, with no closing of the shareholders’ registry.
Under Article 60 of its Articles of Incorporation, the Board of Directors may resolve to distribute quarterly cash dividends within 45 days from the last day of March, June or September and may set the related record date, giving at least two weeks’ prior public notice.
KB Financial Group Inc. released preliminary K-IFRS operating results for the first half of 2026, which are under review by independent auditors and may change. For 2Q 2026, one key table shows operating revenue of 31,757,381 million won, up 31.23% from 2Q 2025 and 3.45% quarter on quarter. Profit for the period was 2,010,508 million won, a 15.05% year-on-year increase. Profit attributable to shareholders of the parent company reached 1,992,189 million won, rising 14.60% year on year and 5.27% from 1Q 2026.
On a cumulative basis for the first half of 2026, operating revenue in the same table totaled 62,456,304 million won, compared with 43,944,457 million won a year earlier, an increase of 42.13%. Cumulative profit attributable to shareholders of the parent company was 3,884,590 million won, up 13.07% from the first half of 2025. Additional tables show mixed trends across other parts of the group, including one set of figures with year-on-year declines in revenue and profit and another with very strong gains, such as operating revenue up 281.71% and profit attributable to shareholders up 133.90% year on year in 2Q 2026.
KB Financial Group Inc. reported a change in the holdings of its largest shareholder, the Korean National Pension Service. As of May 8, 2026, the fund held 33,460,006 shares of common stock, representing 8.97% of 372,850,455 total shares. Based on the shareholder registry as of June 30, 2026, its position decreased to 32,734,500 shares, representing 9.23% of 354,687,734 total shares. This indicates a lower share count for the largest shareholder alongside a reduced total share base recorded in the shareholder registry over that period.
KB Financial Group Inc. reported the completion of its previously authorized share buyback program. Between April 24, 2026 and July 14, 2026, the company acquired 3,581,623 common shares under this program at an average price of KRW 167,522 per share, for a total acquisition amount of KRW 599,999,968,200. Following these purchases, KB Financial Group holds 3,581,623 common shares as treasury shares, representing 1.01% of its total issued shares of 354,687,734.
KB Financial Group Inc. plans to cancel 3,581,623 common treasury shares with an estimated book value of KRW 599,999,968,200. The acquisition period for these treasury shares for cancellation ended on July 16, 2026.
The cancellation, based on Article 343-1 of the Commercial Code of Korea, will decrease the total number of issued common shares but will not reduce paid-in capital, as the shares were acquired within profits available for dividends. The cancellation is scheduled for December 23, 2026, subject to consultations with relevant authorities.
KB Financial Group Inc. has scheduled its 2026 first half earnings conference for Thursday, July 23, 2026. The event will start at 16:00 Korea time and cover the group’s 2026 first half earnings results followed by a Q&A session.
The conference will be available via live webcast and conference call in both Korean and English, with simultaneous interpretation for English-speaking participants. Investors can access the webcast and materials through KB Financial Group’s IR website and may join the Q&A by dialing the provided phone numbers and using the passcode.