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REG - Lotte Shopping CoLtd - Half-year Report <Origin Href="QuoteRef">023530.KS</Origin> - Part 5

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asset-backed corporate paper of Lotte Incheon Development Co.,
Ltd  (face value of 700 billion KRW, due to expire on 23 February 2018), corporate bill securities of Lotte Suwon Stn.
Shopping Town (face value of 250 billion KRW, due to expire on 28 May 2018), and electronic short-term private loan of
Lotte Incheon Town (face value of 34 billion KRW, due to expire on 29 Dec 2016).
※ The Company has been providing a payment guarantee from 2014 on the rent that the Lotte Suwon Stn. Shopping Town has to
pay to the landlord during the lending peiord (20 years). 
 
Issuance of hybrid securities recognized as equity 
 
(As of 30 June 2016)                                                                      (Unit: million Won) 
 
 Issuance number                                          Issue No. 1-1, 2 of Lotte Shopping subordinated hybrid securities                                                                                                         
 Issuance date                                            15 November 2013                                                                                                                                                          
 Issued amount                                            Won 270 billion (No. 1-1: Won 240 billion, No. 1-2: Won 30 billion)                                                                                                       
 Purpose of issuance                                      Repayment of borrowings and general corporate purposes                                                                                                                    
 Type of offering                                         Private placement                                                                                                                                                         
 Listed/Unlisted                                          Unlisted                                                                                                                                                                  
 Outstanding balance                                      Won 270 billion (No. 1-1: Won 240 billion, No. 1-2: Won 30 billion)                                                                                                       
 Equity recognition                                       Recognition for accounting purposes                                                                                                                                       Issued securities were recognized as equity shares as they are not considered as part of assets that may be collected for money owed to creditors.  However, no dividend may be paid until all interest has been paid.  
 Credit rating agencies' equity recognition ratios        Moody's: 50%, Fitch: 50%                                                                                                                                                  
 Unpaid accumulated interest                              None                                                                                                                                                                      
 Maturity and early redemption                            Maturity: 30 years (but may be extended)                                                                                                                                  
                                                          Call options are exercisable five years after issuance date.                                                                                                              
 Interest rate (with conditions for rate adjustment)      4.723% (the rate will be recalculated every five years after issuance date as 5-year government bond yield+1.5%, with an additional 1% at 10 years after issuance)        
 Seniority                                                Issued securities will be considered pari passu with the lowest ranked preferred stock of the Company and are senior to common stock of the Company.  Subordinated to all 
                                                          other obligations of the Company other than existing preferred shares and other obligations specified to be pari passu with the securities.                               
 Impact on financial structure after debt classification  Debt ratio increase (An increase to 65.96% from 63.09% As of 30 June 2016)                                                                                                
 
 
Impact on financial structure after debt classification 
 
Debt ratio increase (An increase to 65.96% from 63.09% As of 30 June 2016) 
 
5.         Sanctions and Fines 
 
a.     Lotte Shopping 
 
In July 2013, the Seoul Regional Tax Office commenced a regular tax investigation into the Company and assessed additional
taxes, which were paid in full by the Company in February 2014. 
 
b.    Lotte Card 
 
 Business segment                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Company                                                                              Date                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Sanction / fine                                                                                                          Reason                                                                                         Measures taken to prevent reoccurrence                        
 Card                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Lotte Card                                                                           2014.01.21                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Advisory from the Financial Supervisory Service and imposition of fine (W500 million)                                    Improper operation of board of directors.(Specialized Credit Finance Business Act Article 50)  Strengthening of management of board of directors operation.  
 One employee was issued a "cautionary warning"                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
 2014.02.11                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Warning from the Financial Supervisory Service and imposition of fine (W1,000        Insurance solicitation with misleading information about insurance products.(Insurance Business Act Article 97)                                                                                                               Employee training.                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     million)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
 One employee was issued an official "reprimand"                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
 2014.02.16                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Partial suspension of operations for 3 months from the Financial Services Commission Leaking of customer information.(Specialized Credit Finance Business Act Article 24, Use and Protection of Credit Information Act Article 19)                                                                                 Reinforcement of information security (physical and IT-related).                                                         
 2014.10.28                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Imposition of penalty surcharge (W50,000,000) and fine (W 6,000,000) from the        Violation of the prohibited acts relating to credit card businesses, etc., Violation of duty to maintain sound business practice in recruiting credit card holders(Specialized Credit Finance Business Act Article 24, etc.)  Reinforcement of relevant standards. Employee training.Strengthening of management supervision.                          
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Financial Services Commission                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
 Three managing directors- Former managing director (13 years and 7 months of tenure), an official "reprimand"-Former managing director (12 years of tenure), three months of salary reduction-Current managing director (15 years and 5 months of tenure), an official "reprimand"  
 2014.10.28                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Two representative directors-Former representative director (5 years and 8 months of Lack of supervision and management with regard to developing and maintaining measures for personal credit information protection                                                                                              Replacement of representative directors.Strengthening of management supervision                                          
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     tenure), an equivalent of "cautionary warning" -Former representative director (10                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     years and 11 months of tenure), an equivalent of recommendation of discharge                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
 2014.10.28                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Five managing directors-Former managing director (12 years of tenure), three months  Neglectful supervision, development and management of security measures with regard to user personal information usage, Failing to convert user information when testing the electronic system.Lack of supervision, etc.      Expansion of IT security infrastructures and work force.Regular employee training.Strengthening of internal regulation.  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     of salary reduction-Former managing director (7 years and 6 months of tenure), an                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     equivalent of an official "reprimand"-Former managing director (6 years and 4 months                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     of tenure), an equivalent of dismissal-Current managing director (10 years and 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     months of tenure), an official "reprimand"-Current managing director (10 years and 4                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     months of tenure), three months of salary reduction                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
 2014.10.30                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Imposition of fine (W 12,000,000) from the Ministry of Security and Public           Violation of the rules relevant to personal information retention, etc.                                                                                                                                                       Regular employee training.Strengthening of internal regulation.                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Administration                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
 2015.02.12                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Cautioned and imposition of fine (5 million Won)by the Financial Supervisor Service  Failure to exhaustively manage and monitor the recruitment of members for issuance of credit card, etc.                                                                                                                       Full time educationfor the staffs and reinforcement of internal control                                                  
 
 
C, Woori Home Shopping 
 
 Distribution  Woori Home Shopping                                                                  2015.03.25                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Large scale distribution business act - Failure to issue in writing in advance, etc. and failure to issue a contract (delayed issuance) and oral placement of an order in advance, delayed payment of the amount for sales, passing on of the sales promotional cost, demanding of management information, method of receiving of fees, and provision of disadvantages through inducing of mobile orders  Correction order / Notification order  Payment of the fine                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Subject period: 12.01.1~14.12.4                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Fine imposed: 3.74 Billion Won         Inauguration of TFT for fair trading                                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Currently reducing the disadvantages of the cooperative companies   
 2015.05.14    Indicated advertisement law - Omission of public announcement of important           Imposition of the fine of 62.5 million Won                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Fine paid                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
               information of broadcasting of tour package products including the cost of guide and                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Indication of omitted items                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
               cost of elective tour items, etc.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
               Subject period: 14.09.01~11.09                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
 2015.06.12    Electronic trading law -Falsified and exaggerated advertisement and TV broadcasting  Corrective order /                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Payment of fine                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
               sales / Lirikos ample cosmetic productsBroadcasting of the falsified and exaggerated Imposition of fine of 8 million Won                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Disciplinary action taken on the personnel in charge through the Personnel Management Committee                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
               advertisement of appearing to offer commercially sold item when in fact only sample                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
               products are handed out                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
               Subjected broadcasting: Nov. 23, 2014                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
 2016.05.27    Re-approval that is inappropriate to the broadcasting law and omission of the        Stoppage in business for 6 hours a day from 8~11 AM and 8~11 PM everyday over a period of 6 months (prohibition of transmittance of broadcasting on introduction and sales of products), grant of a 4 month grace period from the date of the notification of the measures to be taken (stoppage from Sep. 28, 2016)  Prepare the means of coping with the measures ordered (Acquisition of the approval of the Board of Directors for an administration litigation including a petition for provisional injunction against the stoppage of business, etc.)                                                                                                                                                                     
               broadcasting business operator / reapproved business plan itemalthough the criminal                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
               activities and history of criminal punishment that was imposed on the current and                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
               former executive company need to be included in the application of the re-approval of                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
               the business plan, the business plan was written differently from the actual facts                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
               and submitted. Accordingly, re-approval was acquired in falsified and other unjust                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
               methods.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
 
 
Corrective order /
Imposition of fine of 8 million Won 
 
Payment of fine
Disciplinary action taken on the personnel in charge through the Personnel Management Committee 
 
2016.05.27 
 
Re-approval that is inappropriate to the broadcasting law and omission of the broadcasting business operator / reapproved
business plan itemalthough the criminal activities and history of criminal punishment that was imposed on the current and
former executive company need to be included in the application of the re-approval of the business plan, the business plan
was written differently from the actual facts and submitted. Accordingly, re-approval was acquired in falsified and other
unjust methods. 
 
Stoppage in business for 6 hours a day from 8~11 AM and 8~11 PM everyday over a period of 6 months (prohibition of
transmittance of broadcasting on introduction and sales of products), grant of a 4 month grace period from the date of the
notification of the measures to be taken (stoppage from Sep. 28, 2016) 
 
Prepare the means of coping with the measures ordered (Acquisition of the approval of the Board of Directors for an
administration litigation including a petition for provisional injunction against the stoppage of business, etc.) 
 
The above table summary does not include minor sanctions and fines. 
 
C.        Inventory Status 
 
(Unit: million Won) 
 
 Department store                                                                                        Merchandise  1,439,954  1,631,087  1,645,156  
 Goods                                                                                                   -            -          -          
 Goods in process                                                                                        -            -          -          
 Half-finished goods                                                                                     -            -          -          
 Raw materials                                                                                           -            -          -          
 Component materials                                                                                     -            -          -          
 Stored goods                                                                                            -            -          -          
 Goods not delivered                                                                                     -            -          -          
 Unsold property                                                                                         -            -          -          
 Completed property                                                                                      -            -          -          
 Uncompleted property                                                                                    -            -          -          
 Land site                                                                                               -            -          -          
 Sub-total                                                                                               1,439,954    1,631,087  1,645,156  
 Discount store                                                                                          Merchandise  682,380    633,462    645,588    
 Goods                                                                                                   -            -          -          
 Goods in process                                                                                        -            -          -          
 Half-finished goods                                                                                     -            -          -          
 Raw materials                                                                                           -            -          -          
 Component materials                                                                                     -            -          -          
 Stored goods                                                                                            41           42         417        
 Goods not delivered                                                                                     5,587        1,122      530        
 Unsold property                                                                                         12,748       29,412     -          
 Completed property                                                                                      -            -          -          
 Uncompleted property                                                                                    -            -          23,756     
 Land site                                                                                               -            -          16,061     
 Sub-total                                                                                               700,756      664,038    686,352    
 Finance                                                                                                 Merchandise  4,288      3,049      2,564      
 Goods                                                                                                   -            -          -          
 Goods in process                                                                                        -            -          -          
 Half-finished goods                                                                                     -            -          -          
 Raw materials                                                                                           -            -          -          
 Component materials                                                                                     -            -          -          
 Stored goods                                                                                            -            -          -          
 Goods not delivered                                                                                     -            -          -          
 Unsold property                                                                                         -            -          -          
 Completed property                                                                                      -            -          -          
 Uncompleted property                                                                                    -            -          -          
 Land site                                                                                               -            -          -          
 Sub-total                                                                                               4,288        3,049      2,564      
 Electronics                                                                                             Merchandise  553,627    416,081    357,113    
 Goods                                                                                                   -            -          -          
 Goods in process                                                                                        -            -          -          
 Half-finished goods                                                                                     -            -          -          
 Raw materials                                                                                           -            -          -          
 Component materials                                                                                     -            -          -          
 Stored goods                                                                                            -            -          -          
 Goods not delivered                                                                                     407          142        -          
 Unsold property                                                                                         -            -          -          
 Completed property                                                                                      -            -          -          
 Uncompleted property                                                                                    -            -          -          
 Land site                                                                                               -            -          -          
 Sub-total                                                                                               554,034      416,223    357,113    
 Convenience store                                                                                       Merchandise  74,055     71,258     53,173     
 Goods                                                                                                   -            -          -          
 Goods in process                                                                                        -            -          -          
 Half-finished goods                                                                                     -            -          -          
 Raw materials                                                                                           -            -          -          
 Component materials                                                                                     -            -          -          
 Stored goods                                                                                            717          755        787        
 Goods not delivered                                                                                     -            -          -          
 Unsold property                                                                                         -            -          -          
 Completed property                                                                                      -            -          -          
 Uncompleted property                                                                                    -            -          -          
 Land site                                                                                               -            -          -          
 Sub-total                                                                                               74,772       72,013     53,960     
 Others                                                                                                  Merchandise  173,087    176,103    174,114    
 Goods                                                                                                   9,107        12,780     12,227     
 Goods in process                                                                                        869          968        943        
 Half-finished goods                                                                                     -            -          -          
 Raw materials                                                                                           818          848        873        
 Component materials                                                                                     -            23         9          
 Stored goods                                                                                            943          1,447      964        
 Goods not delivered                                                                                     587          886        1,676      
 Unsold property                                                                                         -            -          -          
 Completed property                                                                                      -            -          -          
 Uncompleted property                                                                                    329,388      286,532    225,103    
 Land site                                                                                               -            -          -          
 Sub-total                                                                                               514,799      479,587    415,909    
 Total                                                                                                   Merchandise  2,927,391  2,931,040  2,877,708  
 Goods                                                                                                   9,107        12,780     12,227     
 Goods in process                                                                                        869          968        943        
 Half-finished goods                                                                                     -            -          -          
 Raw materials                                                                                           818          848        873        
 Component materials                                                                                     -            23         9          
 Stored goods                                                                                            1,701        2,244      2,168      
 Goods not delivered                                                                                     6,581        2,150      2,206      
 Unsold property                                                                                         12,748       29,412     -          
 Completed property                                                                                      -            -          -          
 Uncompleted property                                                                                    329,388      286,532    248,859    
 Land site                                                                                               -            -          16,061     
 Sub-total                                                                                               3,288,603    3,265,997  3,161,054  
 Inventory as percentage of total assets (%) Inventory÷Assets×100                                        8.15%        8.03%      7.89%      
 Inventory turnover (times)[Annualized cost of sales÷{(Period start inventory+Period end inventory)÷2}]  6.0          6.3        6.2        
 
 
7.89% 
 
Inventory turnover (times)[Annualized cost of sales÷{(Period start inventory+Period end inventory)÷2}] 
 
6.0 
 
6.3 
 
6.2 
 
Due diligence of inventories 
 
 Business unit          Department store  Discount store  Others                                                                                                                         
 Date of due diligence  15 June           -               22 January - 29 March (Supermarket),15 April ~ 29 June (Supermarket),7 January - 30 March (LOHB's),2 April ~ 27 June (LOHB's)  
 
 
※ The Company reviews its inventories in the presence of its independent auditors at the end of each financial year but not
for any interim period. 
 
D.        Securities Issuances 
 
1.         Amount of Outstanding Commercial Paper 
 
(As of 30 June 2016)                                                                                                       
          (Unit: million Won) 
 
 Remaining maturity period  Under 10 days  Over 10 but under 30 days  Over 30 but under 90 days  Over 90 but under 180 days  Over 180 days but under 1 year  Over 1 but under 2 years  Over 2 but under 3 years  Over 3 years  Total      
 Amount outstanding         25,000         45,000                     203,006                    -                           305,000                         115,000                   330,000                   120,000       1,143,006  
 
 
2.         Amount of electronic short-term debenture 
 
(As of 30 June 2016)                                                                                                       
           (Unit: million Won) 
 
 Remaining maturity period  Under 10 days  Over 10 but under 30 days  Over 30 but under 90 days  Over 90 but under 180 days  Over 180 days but under 1 year  Total   Limitations in issuance  Limitations on balance  
 Amount outstanding         70,000         20,000                     -                          -                           -                               90,000  1,200,000                1,130,000               
 
 
3.         Amount of Outstanding Corporate Bonds 
 
(As of 30 June 2016)                                                                                                       
                          (Unit: million Won) 
 
 Remaining maturity period  Under 1 year  Over 1 but under 2 years  Over 2 but under 3 years  Over 3 but under 4 years  Over 4 but under 5 years  Over 5 but under 10 years  Over 10 years  Total       
 Amount outstanding         1,934,775     2,946,442                 2,649,995                 1,330,000                 580,000                   610,000                    -              10,051,212  
 
 
4.         Amount of Outstanding Hybrid Securities 
 
(As of 30 June 2016)                                                                                                       
              (Unit: million Won) 
 
 Remaining maturity period  Under 1 year  Over 1 but under 5 years  Over 5 but under 10 years  Over 10 but under 15 years  Over 15 but under 20 years  Over 20 but under 30 years  Over 30 years  Total    
 Amount outstanding         -             -                         -                          -                           -                           270,000                     -              270,000  
 
 
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