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KB Financial Group’s Chairman Candidate Recommendation Committee is scheduled to select one final chairman nominee on September 11, 2026.

The Bank of Korea is scheduled to announce its next monetary-policy decision on August 27, 2026, creating a sector-level rate and credit-condition catalyst for Hana Financial Group.

NH Investment & Securities is due to file its statutory H1 2026 semiannual report by 14 August 2026, which will confirm or revise the preliminary H1 results released on 23 July.

Samsung Securities’ statutory H1 2026 interim report, including detailed June-quarter financial statements, is due on 14 August 2026.

Industrial Bank of Korea is due to file its H1 2026 semiannual report by the August 14 statutory deadline.

Kiwoom Securities is expected to file its H1 2026 semiannual report by the August 14 statutory deadline.

Shinhan Financial Group is due to file its 2026 half-year report by August 14, 2026, providing the statutory interim disclosure following its July 23 second-quarter earnings release.

Korea Investment Holdings is scheduled to file its FY2026 first-half report by August 14, the statutory deadline 45 days after the June 30 half-year end.

KB Financial Group is required to file its 2026 first-half report, including financial statements and business disclosures for the six months ended June 30, by August 14, 2026.

Samsung Fire & Marine officially scheduled a conference call at 10:00 on August 13, 2026 to present first-half 2026 operating results, superseding the previously tracked August 19 third-party earnings-calendar date.

DB Insurance formally scheduled an online presentation of its 2026 first-half operating results for 13 August 2026 at 16:00 KST.

Samsung Life formally scheduled a 14:00 KST conference call on 13 August 2026 to present first-half 2026 financial results to domestic and overseas institutional investors and analysts.

NH Investment & Securities agreed to acquire 8,532,256 POSCO International shares for KRW 472.7 billion through a three-year price-return swap, representing 4.86% of the issuer after acquisition.

Samsung Life confirmed it remains in KDB Life acquisition due diligence, while the widely cited 7 August main-bid date remains unconfirmed by the seller.

Kiwoom Securities decided to acquire an additional 8,532,256 POSCO International shares for KRW 472.69 billion through an off-market block transaction, with settlement scheduled for September 7, 2026.

Woori Financial Group finalized its public perpetual write-down AT1 issue at KRW 400 billion and a 4.79% coupon, increasing the originally registered KRW 270 billion offering.

Korea Investment Holdings posted its FY2026 first-half earnings release, providing a further breakdown of the preliminary results already disclosed on August 6.

BlackRock Fund Advisors disclosed that its aggregate DB Insurance holding increased to 3,983,782 shares, or 6.08%, as of 23 July 2026, from 5.06%.

Samsung Securities disclosed preliminary consolidated Q2 2026 revenue of KRW 9.664 trillion, operating profit of KRW 675.8 billion, and net income of KRW 488.2 billion.

Tongyang Life’s board confirmed KRW 204.6 billion of appraisal-rights claims and elected not to exercise its contractual termination right, so Woori Financial’s comprehensive share exchange will proceed as scheduled.