LPL LG Display Co Ltd

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of August 2022

LG Display Co., Ltd.

(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)

LG Twin Towers, 128 Yeoui-daero, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul 07336, Republic of Korea

(Address of principal executive offices)

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SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT

(From January 1, 2022 to June 30, 2022)

THIS IS A TRANSLATION OF THE SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT ORIGINALLY PREPARED IN KOREAN AND IS IN SUCH FORM AS REQUIRED BY THE KOREAN FINANCIAL SUPERVISORY COMMISSION.

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Contents

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Attachment: 1. Financial Statements in accordance with K-IFRS

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The name of our company is “EL-GI DISPLAY CHUSIK HOESA,” which shall be “LG Display Co., Ltd.” in English.

Our principal executive office is located at LG Twin Towers, 128 Yeoui-daero, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul 07336, Republic of Korea, and our telephone number is +82-2-3777-1010. Our website address is http://www.lgdisplay.com.

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There were no changes to our issued capital stock during the reporting period ended June 30, 2022.

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Historical dividend information

Our current articles of incorporation were amended as of March 23, 2022 at the annual general meeting of shareholders.

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We were incorporated in February 1985 under the laws of the Republic of Korea. LG Electronics and LG Semicon transferred their respective LCD business to us in 1998, and since then, our business has been focused on the research, development, manufacture and sale of products that apply display technologies such as OLED and TFT-LCD. Sorting by major sales product category, television, IT products and mobile and other products accounted for 28%, 47% and 25% of our total sales, respectively, in the first half of 2022. Our customers primarily consist of global set makers, and our top ten customers comprised 84% of our total sales revenue in the first half of 2022. As a company focused on exports, our overseas sales accounted for approximately 97% of our total sales in the first half of 2022. We provide close local support through our overseas sales subsidiaries located in the United States, Germany, Japan, Taiwan, China and Singapore.

We operate key production facilities in Korea, China and Vietnam, and as of June 30, 2022, our production capacity was approximately 4.4 million glass sheets per year, as converted into eighth-generation sheets (2200x2500mm). In order to expand our production capacity of differentiated and competitive products such as OLED panels, our total capital expenditures on a cash out basis was around W3.2 trillion in 2021, and we plan to make investments within our depreciation and amortization costs in 2022 while focusing on enhancing our business structure and preparing for the future. The major raw materials for display panel production include glass, semiconductors, polarizers, organic matter, backlight units (“BLU”) and printed circuit boards (“PCB”), and the prices of major raw materials may fluctuate as a result of supply and demand in the market as well as changes in our purchase quantity.

As securing production capacity through large scale investments in the display industry requires a long period of time, panel prices may fluctuate due to the imbalance between the increase in production capacity and growth in demand. The sales performance of industry players is differentiated by not only the production capacity of each company but also other competitive differences arising from factors including technology, product development capability, manufacturing efficiency, quality control and customer relationships, along with the price differentiation incorporating such factors. In addition, given the high proportion of our sales overseas, our sales of display panels are denominated mainly in U.S. dollars whereas our purchases of raw materials are denominated mainly in U.S. dollars, Japanese Yen and Chinese Yuan. Accordingly, our profit margins may be affected by changes in the exchange rates between the currencies. We strive to minimize the risk relating to foreign currency denominated assets, liabilities and operating cash flow due to exchange rate fluctuations.

Our research and development expenses represent approximately 9% of our sales, and we are continually creating customer value through systematic R&D activities for new products and technologies. Leveraging our competitive R&D activities, we are leading the display market by providing differentiated values in display panel products utilizing our OLED and TFT-LCD technologies for various uses including television, IT and mobile products, as well as automobiles and industrial uses.

Consolidated operating results highlights

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For our continued growth, we are actively exploring and preparing for new business opportunities in response to the changing market environment. As such, we are continually reviewing and looking at opportunities in the display and promising new industries.

Through engaging in detailed analysis and acquiring insight on the market and industry conditions, technology, products and end-user consumers, we seek to provide differentiated values that are customer- and consumer-friendly. In addition, we engage in activities that are geared to proactively identify and offer meaningful benefits to customers and consumers. As a result, we are continually developing products that provide differentiated values using our differentiated technologies. At the same time, we strive to create new markets and mutually benefit our business and our customers by obtaining customer trust and satisfaction through our customer- and consumer-oriented marketing activities.

We manufacture TFT-LCD and OLED panels, of which a significant majority is sold overseas.

The average selling prices of display panels are subject to change based on market conditions and demand by product category. The average selling price of display panels per square meter of net display area shipped in the second quarter of 2022 decreased by approximately 14% compared to the first quarter of 2022 due to a decrease in shipments of plastic OLED smartphone products from seasonal fluctuations as well as a continued decline in the prices of LCD panels. The average selling prices of display panels per square meter of net display area may continually fluctuate in the future due to changes in market conditions.

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(Unit: US$ / m²)

Prices of major raw materials depend on fluctuations in supply and demand in the market as well as on change in size and quantity of raw materials due to the increased production of large-sized panels.

- Period: January 1, 2022 ~ June 30, 2022.

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The table below sets forth the production capacity of our Gumi, Paju and Guangzhou facilities in the periods indicated.

The table below sets forth the production output of our Gumi, Paju and Guangzhou facilities in the periods indicated.

In 2021, our total capital expenditures on a cash out basis was around W3.2 trillion. In 2022, we expect to make investments within the level of our depreciation and amortization costs and estimate that our total capital expenditures will increase compared to 2021.

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1) LG Display Headquarters and overseas manufacturing subsidiaries g Overseas sales subsidiaries (USA/Germany/Japan/Taiwan/China/Singapore), etc. g System integrators and end-brand customers g End users

2) LG Display Headquarters and overseas manufacturing subsidiaries g System integrators and end-brand customers g End users

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Our business is exposed to credit risk, liquidity risk and market risk. Accordingly, we operate a risk management system that identifies and analyzes these risks while monitoring and managing risk level by establishing appropriate risk controls in order to ensure that such risks do not exceed certain threshold levels.

Market risk refers to the risk that income from the financial instruments that we hold or the fair value of such financial instruments will fluctuate due to fluctuations in market prices, such as exchange rates, interest rates and prices of equity securities. The objective of our market risk management system is to manage and control our exposure to market risk within an acceptable level while optimizing our profit levels.

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As the average selling prices of OLED and TFT-LCD panels can continue to decline over time irrespective of industry-wide cyclical fluctuations, we may find it hard to manage risks associated with certain factors that are outside our control. However, we counteract such declines in average selling prices by increasing the proportion of high value added panels in our product mix while also implementing various cost reduction measures.

In addition, in order to manage our risk against foreign currency fluctuations, we eliminate such risk by adopting a policy of maintaining our net exposure risk within an acceptable level by buying or selling foreign currencies at spot rates, when necessary, to address short-term imbalances in the inflow and outflow of foreign currency funds. We also continually monitor our currency position and risk for other monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies, and when needed, we may from time to time enter into cross-currency interest rate swap contracts and foreign currency forward contracts. Furthermore, we have adopted a policy aimed at minimizing uncertainty and financial costs arising from interest rate fluctuations and manage our interest rate risk through periodic monitoring of interest rate trends and adoption of appropriate countermeasures.

We recognized a net gain on valuation of derivative instruments in the amount of W212 billion with respect to our foreign exchange derivative instruments held during the reporting period.

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Our material contracts, other than contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business, are set forth below:

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Achievements in 2020

Achievements in 2021

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Achievements in 2022

As of June 30, 2022, our cumulative patent portfolio (including patents that have already expired) included 24,193 patents in Korea and 31,502 patents in other countries. In 2022, we registered 1,093 patents in Korea and 1,162 patents in other countries.

In order to minimize the environmental impact of our business activities, we are actively responding to environmental regulations applicable to our products and business sites.

We have installed and operate various types of prevention facilities to minimize the emission of environmental pollutants generated in our production process. With respect to air and water pollutants, we set and manage our internal standard at 70% of the permitted levels under the regulatory emission standards. In addition, in order to establish a resource circulation system, we operate a proprietary system to monitor waste from its generation to treatment, have developed waste treatment technology and identified suitable recycling companies to reduce the amount of waste we generate and maximize recycling.

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We are subject to a variety of environmental laws and regulations, and operations at our manufacturing plants are subject to regulation and periodic scheduled and unscheduled on-site inspections by the Ministry of Environment and local environmental protection authorities. The primary types of environmental laws applicable to us include the following:

In addition, as we were designated a target company for the greenhouse gas emission trading system in 2015, we allocate and monitor our greenhouse gas emissions every year. In order to continually promote the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, we have set a medium- to long-term goal to reduce the emission level by continually investing in facility improvements and monitoring our emission levels.

In accordance with the Framework Act on Carbon Neutral and Green Growth to Respond to Climate Crisis, we implemented the greenhouse gas emission and energy consumption target system from 2012 to 2014. In 2015, we implemented the greenhouse gas trading system, under which we are responsible to meet our emission targets based on the emission credits allocated to us by the Ministry of Environment of the Korean government. As a result, we have been investing in additional equipment and there may be other costs associated with meeting reduction targets, which may have a negative effect on our profitability or production activities.

In connection with the greenhouse gas emission and energy reduction target system, we submitted a statement of our domestic emissions and energy usage for 2021 to the Korean government in March 2022 after it was certified by EQA, a government-designated certification agency. The table below sets forth yearly levels of our greenhouse gases emissions and energy usage in the statement submitted to the Korean government:

Note: Our greenhouse gas emission and energy usage in 2021 was determined upon assessment by the Ministry of Environment.

The decrease in greenhouse gas emissions in 2020 compared to 2019 was due primarily to the introduction of a reduction facility that decomposes fluorinated greenhouse gases used in our manufacturing process, resulting in an overall decrease in emission levels.

As we were designated as a target company for the greenhouse gas emission trading system in 2015, we submit a plan for allocating and monitoring our greenhouse gas emissions to the government every year. In order to continually promote the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, we have set a mid-term goal to reduce the emission level from 2014 to 2030 by 40% and a medium- to long-term goal to reduce the emission level from 2014 to 2050 by 90%. To achieve this, we are continually investing in facility improvements and monitoring our emission levels.

We are making extensive investments to replace SF6 gas, which is the main component of greenhouse gases, with NF3 gas. In addition, as a short-term strategy, we are actively implementing measures in compliance with the emission trading system. In 2021, we reduced our carbon dioxide greenhouse gas emission levels by 1.71 million tons, and our carbon dioxide greenhouse gas emission level in 2021 was 4.78 million tons, which was 2.95 million tons, or 38%, less than our carbon dioxide greenhouse gas emission levels in 2014 (7.73 million tons).

As our medium- to long-term goal, we are developing and integrating high-efficiency greenhouse gas emission reduction technology (above 95% reduction efficiency level) into our manufacturing process. We are also seeking to develop low-carbon and environment-friendly alternative gas. Moreover, we will continue to accelerate our transition to recyclable energy and develop low-electricity/environment-friendly products.

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Through the implementation of an environmental and energy management system, we are continuously making efforts to minimize environmental impact and reduce energy usage in all aspects of our business process. Accordingly, we have acquired and currently operate the environmental management system ISO14001 for all of our domestic and overseas production sites, and we have also obtained energy management system ISO 50001 certifications for our domestic business sites and overseas subsidiaries in Nanjing, Guangzhou, and Yantai in order to build a sustainable management system. In addition, we have established company-wide safety, healthy, energy and environment management policies and manuals, which are regularly updated based on international standards. We also conduct systematic management of our business process in accordance with international standards through annual follow-up and renewal audits.

In recognition of our efforts, we were awarded the highest level, Leadership A, and received the grand prize award at the CDP Water Korea Best Awards in 2016 from the Carbon Disclosure Project, which was presided over by the Carbon Disclosure Project Korea Committee. Since then, we have continued to maintain our excellence in water conservation activities and received Leadership A recognition from 2018 to 2021. In addition, we have also received the Carbon Management Honors Club award from 2017 to 2020 and the Carbon Management Sector Honors every year since 2016 in recognition of our continued greenhouse gas emission reduction activities. Moreover, in recognition of our efforts to improve our recycling rate and reduce waste, we received a citation in 2020 for being a leading resource circulation company from the Minister of Environment.

In addition, in recognition of our efforts toward recycling rate improvement and waste reduction, we were nominated as a leading company with an excellent performance in resource circulation and received a commendation from the Minister of Environment in 2020. Our overseas subsidiary in Yantai earned Platinum Zero Waste to Landfill (“ZWTL”) validation in 2021, and all of our domestic production facilities earned Gold ZWTL validation (above 95% recycling rate) in 2022. In 2022, we introduced a resource recirculation recognition program in accordance with the Korean government’s waste management policy and received circular resource certification on eight types of our discarded trays. We will continue our efforts to reinforce our resource circulation program by minimizing waste and maximizing recycling rate.

In the case of the European Union’s Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive 2011/65/EU, with the adoption of Directive (EU) 2015/863 in 2016, four additional substances (four phthalate substances) have been added to the six already restricted substances, which additional restrictions became effective as of July 22, 2019. In order to address the latent risk elements of the four phthalate substances that became restricted in 2019 and to establish a more stable management system, we implemented in 2016 a preemptive response process with respect to such four phthalate substances. In implementing this process, we collaborated with external agencies to ascertain regulatory trends and establish our response strategy, and we formulated and applied effective management measures through the collaborative efforts of our development, procurement and quality teams.

While Beryllium (Be) has not been designated internationally as a mandatorily restricted substance, it has continued to be the subject of discussion for restriction, and certain of our customers have designated it as a restricted substance not to be used in products. Accordingly, we have completed verification of the parts used in products for customers who have banned the use of Beryllium. We have also conducted verification of the parts used in products for all customers who are expected to implement a ban and we have established a Beryllium verification process for parts in development. Through such efforts, we have established a voluntary hazardous substance response process that can be expanded to products for all customers, not only those who have requested a response.

In response to the continued strengthening of regulations governing environmentally-regulated substances, we operate our own verification process for such substances in accordance with international standards. Moreover, we participated in reforming IEC 62321, an international testing standard published by the International Electrotechnical Commission and used by RoHS, and the commission adopted our halogen-free combustion ion chromatography method in as IEC 62321-3-2, which was published in June 2013. In 2017, in a joint effort with the global product testing/accreditation agency SGS, we became the first display panel company to develop Eco Label, an environmentally friendly accreditation program for television display modules, and have since continuously received the SGS Eco Label accreditation for our OLED television models. For the IPS Nano Color for LCD, we received the Quality & Performance Mark from Intertek, a global product testing/accreditation agency, by applying a technology to eliminate cadmium (Cd) and indium phosphide (InP). In 2018, we became the first display panel company to receive the “Green Technology Certification” from the Korean Ministry of Science and ICT for improving the light efficiency technology of OLED to promote energy use reduction. More recently, in 2021, we received the “Green Technology Certification” from the Korean Ministry of Science and ICT for our advanced incell touch display technology, an eco-friendly technology with touch-sensing electrodes and transmission lines that reduce carbon emissions and the use of rare metals. We also obtained an eco-friendly certification from TUV SUD, a globally recognized accreditation agency, for excellence in resource circulation and non-use of specific hazardous substances in our OLED television and PO mobile models, following our co-development of such certification program with such agency.

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In November 2018, in connection with the occurrence of a safety accident in June 2017, the trial court (Goyang Branch of Uijeongbu District Court) ordered a fine of W3.0 million on each of us and our chief production officer on the basis of violation of certain provisions of the Industrial Safety and Health Act, which fines were paid in full after such order was confirmed on November 5, 2020. In order to prevent such accidents from occurring again, we are strengthening our safety management standards and training for our employees.

In May 2020, we received a warning from Daegu Regional Environmental Office regarding a safety incident that occurred in April 2020 in violation of Article 13-1 of the Chemical Control Act. In addition, in connection with another safety incident that occurred in May 2020, we were assessed an administrative penalty of W1.44 million in May 2020 and an improvement order in June 2020, in each case by Daegu Regional Environmental Office, for a violation of Article 13-2 of the Chemical Control Act. We subsequently paid such fine, and we also submitted a report of compliance with such improvement order in July 2020. Regarding these two incidents, Gimcheon Branch of Daegu District Court issued a summary order to assess fines of W3 million on each of us and two of our employees (the former head of safety and health management at our Gumi facilities and a former working level staff), which order was subsequently confirmed. In order to prevent recurrence, we are strengthening our safety management standards and employee training efforts.

In May 2020, we were assessed a fine of W1.4 million by the National Institute of Chemical Safety for our failure to conduct safety training on hazardous chemicals in violation of Article 33 of the Chemicals Control Act, which we subsequently paid. In order to prevent recurrence, we conducted safety training on hazardous chemicals for the relevant personnel and newly established a working process that complies with safety regulations.

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In January 2021, an incident involving a leakage of tetramethylammonium hydroxide chemicals occurred during refurbishment of equipment at one of our plants in Paju, causing bodily harm to workers. In December 2021, we and one of our employees were prosecuted for violating the Industrial Safety and Health Act and the Chemicals Control Act, and a criminal trial is currently pending at the Goyang Branch of the Uijeongbu District Court. Government authorities are currently investigating the cause of such incident. In light of such incident, we plan to implement measures to fundamentally enhance our safety management standards with an aim to ensure health and safety of all workers at our facilities and maintain public trust, including four key safety management initiatives comprising (i) performing detailed safety diagnosis at all of our facilities, (ii) internalizing major hazardous tasks, (iii) developing dedicated personnel for safety- and environment-related matters and strengthening our support to our service providers, and (iv) strengthening the authority and capability of our safety management organizations.

In January 2021, we were audited by the Ministry of Employment and Labor in connection with the occurrence of a safety accident and found to be in violation of Article 114-1 of the Industrial Safety and Health Act relating to supervisory obligations with respect to the posting of safety information material and employee education. As a result, we were issued a corrective order and assessed a fine of W122.6 million, which we subsequently paid. We submitted a report on the implementation of the corrective order as of October 1, 2021.

In April 2021, we were assessed a fine of W1.2 million by the Paju Fire Station for failure to preserve regular inspection records of firefighting facilities related to the joint fire inspection by Gyeong-gi-Province Fire and Disaster Headquarters in violation of Article 18-1 of the Act on Safety Control of Hazardous Substances, which we subsequently paid. As a result, we have been conducting regular inspections of dangerous substances according to the inspection checklist related to this, and have taken measures to consult with relevant administrative agencies to the extent there are any ambiguous regulations related to performing inspections in order to prevent any legal issues.

On March 3, 2022, an accident occurred at our contracted construction site in Paju, resulting in injuries of four LS Cable & System workers. Authorities are currently investigating the exact cause of the accident and we plan to actively cooperate with the investigation of related organizations to determine the cause.

In April 2022, the Han River Basin Environmental Office ordered a fine of W2.4 million on us for a violation of Provision 1 of Article 31 of the Chemical Control Act and other applicable law. We paid the fine and established procedures to manage scheduling and documentation and guarantee timely subcontract declaration that follows regulations by the department in charge.

In April 2022, following a relevant department’s delay in reporting an industrial accident (dated February 12, 2022) to the company by over a month, we were assessed a fine of W5.6 million for a violation of Provision 3 of Article 57 of the Industrial Safety and Health Act and other applicable law. We paid the fine and provided a company-wide notice and training to promote immediate reporting upon the occurrence of similar incidents and to prevent such delays in the future. We also took personnel actions relating to relevant employees.

In May 2022, after a regular facility inspection following an industrial accident at the site, the trial court (Goyang Branch of Uijeongbu District Court) ordered a fine of W5 million on each of us and one employee (Executive Director and On-site Safety Manager, Incumbent, 23 years of service) for a violation of certain provisions of the Industrial Safety and Health Act. We are strengthening our safety management standards and employee training program to prevent industrial accidents.

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Although our respective share interests in Wooree E&L Co., Ltd., YAS Co., Ltd., Avatec Co., Ltd., Arctic Sentinel, Inc., Cynora GmbH, Material Science Co., Ltd. and Nanosys Inc. are below 20%, we are able to exercise significant influence through our right to appoint a director to the board of directors of each investee. Accordingly, the investments in these investees have been accounted for using the equity method.

For the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2022, the aggregate amount of dividends we received from our affiliated companies was W4,068 million and W4,461 million, respectively.