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UNITED STATES
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 2020
Commission File Number: 001-37821
LINE Corporation
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
JR Shinjuku Miraina Tower, 23rd Floor
4-1-6 Shinjuku
Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-0022, Japan
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F X Form 40-F
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
LINE Corporation | ||
(Registrant) | ||
August 6, 2020 | By: /s/ In Joon Hwang | |
(Signature) | ||
Name: In Joon Hwang | ||
Title: Director and Chief Financial Officer |
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Announcement of Additional Information of Summary of Consolidated Financial Results for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2020
LINE Corporation (Headquarters: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan; Representative Director and President: Takeshi Idezawa) announces additional information for the “Summary of Consolidated Financial Results for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2020” announced on July 29, 2020, as follows.
The new information consists of the following:
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This is an English translation of the original Japanese-language document. Should there be any inconsistency between the translation and the original Japanese text, the latter shall prevail. All references to the “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our” shall mean LINE Corporation and, unless the context otherwise requires, its consolidated subsidiaries.
July 29, 2020
LINE Corporation Announces Summary of
Consolidated Financial Results
for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2020
<Prepared in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”)
as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”)>
TOKYO — LINE Corporation (NYSE: LN) (TOKYO: 3938) announces the summary of its consolidated financial results for the six months ended June 30, 2020.
Company name: | LINE Corporation (Stock Code: 3938) (the “Company”) | |
Stock exchange on which the shares are listed: | Tokyo Stock Exchange | |
URL: | http://linecorp.com/ | |
Representative: | Takeshi Idezawa, Chief Executive Officer | |
Contact: | Kokan Ki, Executive Officer | |
Telephone: | +81-3-4316-2050 | |
Filing date of quarterly securities report: August 7, 2020 | ||
Payment date of dividends: – | ||
Supplemental materials prepared on quarterly financial results: Yes | ||
Financial results conference scheduled: None |
(Yen amounts are rounded to the nearest million, unless otherwise noted.)
1. | Consolidated financial results for the first six months of 2020 (from January 1, 2020 to June 30, 2020) |
(1) Consolidated operating results (cumulative)
(Percentages indicate year-on-year changes.) |
Revenues
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Loss from operating
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Loss before income taxes |
Loss for the period
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For the six months ended | Millions of yen | % | Millions of yen | % | Millions of yen | % | Millions of yen | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
June 30, 2020 | 117,346 | 5.9 | (13,950 | ) | — | (23,608 | ) | — | (24,522 | ) | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
June 30, 2019
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Loss attributable to the
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Comprehensive loss for the
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Basic earnings/(loss) per share
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Diluted earnings/(loss)
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For the six months ended | Millions of yen | % | Millions of yen | % | Yen | Yen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
June 30, 2020 | (20,163 | ) | — | (24,266 | ) | — | (83.99 | ) | (83.99 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
June 30, 2019
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(2) | Consolidated financial position |
Total assets
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Total equity
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Equity attributable
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As of | Millions of yen | Millions of yen | Millions of yen | % | ||||
June 30, 2020 | 556,695 | 164,594 | 142,420 | 25.6 | ||||
December 31, 2019 | 541,352 | 174,663 | 158,133 | 29.2 |
2. | Cash dividends |
Annual dividends per share | ||||||||||
First quarter-end | Second quarter-end | Third quarter-end | Fiscal year-end | Total | ||||||
Yen | Yen | Yen | Yen | Yen | ||||||
For the year ended December 31, 2019 | — | 0.00 | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||||
For the year ending December 31, 2020 | — | 0.00 | ||||||||
For the year ending December 31, 2020 (Forecast) | — | — | — |
Note: | Revisions to the cash dividends forecasts most recently announced: None |
Cash dividend forecasts for the year ending December 31, 2020: While the Company has decided not to pay interim dividends, it has not yet made a decision regarding its year-end dividends. |
3. Consolidated earnings forecasts for 2020 (from January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020)
Amid rapid international and domestic changes, there is a level of uncertainty within the mobile applications market for smartphones and other mobile devices, the main business of the Company and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Group”). As the state of this market significantly impacts the Group’s financial results, it is difficult to formulate a precise earnings forecast. Furthermore, as the Company’s shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange as well as the Tokyo Stock Exchange, we are also carefully considering risks relating to U.S. securities regulations. Accordingly, an announcement concerning earnings forecasts is not made at this time.
Notes
(1) | Changes in significant subsidiaries during the current period (changes in specified subsidiaries resulting in change in scope of consolidation): None |
(2) | Changes in accounting policies and estimates |
a. | Changes in accounting policies due to revision in accounting standard under IFRS: None |
b. | Changes in accounting policies due to other reasons: None |
c. | Changes in accounting estimates: None |
(3) | Number of shares issued and outstanding (common stock) |
a. | Total number of common shares issued and outstanding at the end of the period (including treasury shares) |
As of June 30, 2020 | 241,544,142 shares | |||
As of December 31, 2019 | 241,133,142 shares |
b. | Number of treasury shares at the end of the period |
As of June 30, 2020 | 934,361 shares | |||
As of December 31, 2019 | 1,524,392 shares |
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c. | Average number of common shares outstanding during the period (cumulative from the beginning of the fiscal year) |
For the six months ended June 30, 2020 | 240,072,283 shares | |
For the six months ended June 30, 2019 | 238,856,268 shares |
Quarterly financial results reports are exempt from review procedures conducted by certified accountants or an audit firm.
For the purpose of fair disclosure in connection with the release of the financial statements by NAVER Corporation, the Company’s parent company, and timely disclosure of the Company’s Summary of Consolidated Financial Results, the Company discloses the Interim Condensed Consolidated Statement of Financial Position, Interim Condensed Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss and segment information in advance, and other information will be released as soon as it has been prepared. Supplementary information to this earnings release, including the Group’s profit and loss by segment, will be available today at the following IR website: https://linecorp.com/en/ir/top.
Due to the spread of the COVID-19, the Group has recorded impairment loss on property and equipment and right-of-use assets in the Consolidated Financial Results for the six months ended June 30, 2020. Please refer to the IR news, “Notice of Recognition of Loss Allowance on Loan Receivables and Impairment Loss of Property and Equipment and Right-of-Use Assets”, announced on July 29, 2020 for more details.
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1. | Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and Selected Notes |
(1) | Interim Condensed Consolidated Statement of Financial Position - Unaudited |
(In millions of yen) | ||||||||
December 31, 2019 | June 30, 2020 | |||||||
Assets | ||||||||
Current assets | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | 217,345 | 178,916 | ||||||
Trade and other receivables | 42,680 | 51,967 | ||||||
Other financial assets, current | 20,117 | 27,898 | ||||||
Contract assets | 241 | 233 | ||||||
Inventories | 4,740 | 11,120 | ||||||
Other current assets | 10,518 | 9,394 | ||||||
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Total current assets | 295,641 | 279,528 | ||||||
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Non-current assets | ||||||||
Property and equipment | 25,024 | 27,205 | ||||||
Right-of-use assets | 54,337 | 56,328 | ||||||
Goodwill | 17,651 | 17,602 | ||||||
Other intangible assets | 7,801 | 8,447 | ||||||
Investments in associates and joint ventures | 64,194 | 91,158 | ||||||
Other financial assets, non-current | 51,737 | 50,576 | ||||||
Deferred tax assets | 24,095 | 25,214 | ||||||
Other non-current assets | 872 | 637 | ||||||
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Total non-current assets | 245,711 | 277,167 | ||||||
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Total assets | 541,352 | 556,695 | ||||||
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Liabilities | ||||||||
Current liabilities | ||||||||
Trade and other payables | 43,710 | 47,041 | ||||||
Other financial liabilities, current | 44,826 | 53,020 | ||||||
Accrued expenses | 23,462 | 19,455 | ||||||
Income tax payables | 3,963 | 1,722 | ||||||
Lease liabilities, current | 11,487 | 13,568 | ||||||
Contract liabilities, current | 25,752 | 28,129 | ||||||
Provisions, current | 3,221 | 3,782 | ||||||
Other current liabilities | 5,238 | 10,045 | ||||||
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Total current liabilities | 161,659 | 176,762 | ||||||
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Non-current liabilities | ||||||||
Corporate bonds | 142,851 | 143,211 | ||||||
Other financial liabilities, non-current | 362 | 325 | ||||||
Lease liabilities, non-current | 45,150 | 49,988 | ||||||
Contract liabilities, non-current | — | 5,438 | ||||||
Deferred tax liabilities | 1,071 | 966 | ||||||
Provisions, non-current | 4,528 | 4,816 | ||||||
Post-employment benefits | 9,617 | 10,125 | ||||||
Other non-current liabilities | 1,451 | 470 | ||||||
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Total non-current liabilities | 205,030 | 215,339 | ||||||
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Total liabilities | 366,689 | 392,101 | ||||||
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Shareholders’ equity | ||||||||
Share capital | 96,737 | 97,284 | ||||||
Share premium | 121,299 | 122,554 | ||||||
Treasury shares | (6,308 | ) | (3,872 | ) | ||||
Accumulated deficit | (53,524 | ) | (69,335 | ) | ||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income | (71 | ) | (4,211 | ) | ||||
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Equity attributable to the shareholders of the Company | 158,133 | 142,420 | ||||||
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Non-controlling interests | 16,530 | 22,174 | ||||||
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Total shareholders’ equity | 174,663 | 164,594 | ||||||
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Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity | 541,352 | 556,695 | ||||||
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(2) | Interim Condensed Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss - Unaudited |
(In millions of yen) | ||||||||
For the six-month period ended June 30, | ||||||||
2019 | 2020 | |||||||
Revenues and other operating income: | ||||||||
Revenues | 110,760 | 117,346 | ||||||
Other operating income | 1,404 | 1,777 | ||||||
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Total revenues and other operating income | 112,164 | 119,123 | ||||||
Operating expenses: | ||||||||
Payment processing and licensing expenses | (17,170 | ) | (20,451 | ) | ||||
Sales commission expenses | (8,624 | ) | (4,808 | ) | ||||
Employee compensation expenses | (33,775 | ) | (38,011 | ) | ||||
Marketing expenses | (20,608 | ) | (11,131 | ) | ||||
Infrastructure and communication expenses | (5,298 | ) | (5,601 | ) | ||||
Outsourcing and other service expenses | (20,118 | ) | (22,973 | ) | ||||
Depreciation and amortization expenses | (10,570 | ) | (13,109 | ) | ||||
Other operating expenses | (17,817 | ) | (16,989 | ) | ||||
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Total operating expenses | (133,980 | ) | (133,073 | ) | ||||
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Loss from operating activities | (21,816 | ) | (13,950 | ) | ||||
Finance income | 272 | 173 | ||||||
Finance costs | (942 | ) | (1,024 | ) | ||||
Share of loss of associates and joint ventures | (6,676 | ) | (6,397 | ) | ||||
Loss on foreign currency transactions, net | (503 | ) | (410 | ) | ||||
Other non-operating income | 1,401 | 1,004 | ||||||
Other non-operating expenses | (226 | ) | (3,004 | ) | ||||
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Loss before tax from continuing operations | (28,490 | ) | (23,608 | ) | ||||
Income tax benefits/(expenses) | 461 | (914 | ) | |||||
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Loss for the period from continuing operations | (28,029 | ) | (24,522 | ) | ||||
Profit from discontinued operations, net of tax | 0 | — | ||||||
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Loss for the period | (28,029 | ) | (24,522 | ) | ||||
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Attributable to: | ||||||||
The shareholders of the Company | (26,619 | ) | (20,163 | ) | ||||
Non-controlling interests | (1,410 | ) | (4,359 | ) | ||||
(In yen) | ||||||||
Earnings per share | ||||||||
Basic loss for the period attributable to the shareholders of the Company | (111.44 | ) | (83.99 | ) | ||||
Diluted loss for the period attributable to the shareholders of the Company | (111.44 | ) | (83.99 | ) | ||||
Earnings per share from continuing operations | ||||||||
Basic loss from continuing operations attributable to the shareholders of the Company | (111.44 | ) | (83.99 | ) | ||||
Diluted loss from continuing operations attributable to the shareholders of the Company | (111.44 | ) | (83.99 | ) | ||||
Earnings per share from discontinued operations | ||||||||
Basic profit from discontinued operations attributable to the shareholders of the Company | 0.00 | — | ||||||
Diluted profit from discontinued operations attributable to the shareholders of the Company | 0.00 | — |
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(3) | Interim Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income - Unaudited |
(In millions of yen) | ||||||||
For the six-month period ended June 30, | ||||||||
2019 | 2020 | |||||||
Loss for the period | (28,029 | ) | (24,522 | ) | ||||
Other comprehensive income | ||||||||
Items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss: | ||||||||
Net changes in fair value of equity instruments at FVOCI | (163 | ) | 2,794 | |||||
Income tax relating to items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss | 52 | (866 | ) | |||||
Items that may be reclassified to profit or loss: | ||||||||
Debt instruments at FVOCI: | ||||||||
Net changes in fair value of debt instruments at FVOCI | 30 | (78 | ) | |||||
Reclassification to profit or loss of debt instruments at FVOCI | 2 | (14 | ) | |||||
Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations: | ||||||||
Loss arising during the period | (3,432 | ) | (2,074 | ) | ||||
Reclassification to profit or loss | 1 | 122 | ||||||
Proportionate share of other comprehensive income of associates and joint ventures | 105 | (36 | ) | |||||
Income tax relating to items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss | 348 | 408 | ||||||
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Total other comprehensive (loss)/income for the period, net of tax | (3,057 | ) | 256 | |||||
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Total comprehensive loss for the period, net of tax | (31,086 | ) | (24,266 | ) | ||||
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Attributable to: | ||||||||
The shareholders of the Company | (29,451 | ) | (19,963 | ) | ||||
Non-controlling interests | (1,635 | ) | (4,303 | ) |
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(4) | Interim Condensed Consolidated Statement of Change in Equity - Unaudited |
(In millions of yen) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Equity attributable to the shareholders of the Company | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Share capital | Share premium | Treasury shares | Accumulated deficit | Foreign currency translation reserve | Financial assets at FVOCI | Defined benefit plan reserve | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at January 1, 2019 | 96,064 | 118,626 | (8,205 | ) | (5,556 | ) | (659 | ) | (1,417 | ) | 63 | 198,916 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Adjustment on adoption of new accounting standards | — | — | — | (26 | ) | — | — | — | (26 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Balance at January 1, 2019 (adjusted) | 96,064 | 118,626 | (8,205 | ) | (5,582 | ) | (659 | ) | (1,417 | ) | 63 | 198,890 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive loss | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loss for the period | — | — | — | (26,619 | ) | — | — | — | (26,619 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive loss | — | — | — | — | (2,808 | ) | (24 | ) | — | (2,832 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Total comprehensive loss for the period | — | — | — | (26,619 | ) | (2,808 | ) | (24 | ) | — | (29,451 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Transactions with owners and other transactions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Recognition of share-based payments | — | 573 | — | — | — | — | — | 573 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Forfeiture of stock options | — | (51 | ) | — | 51 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise of stock options | 384 | (117 | ) | — | — | — | — | — | 267 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Changes in interest in subsidiaries | — | 293 | — | — | — | — | — | 293 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Acquisition of subsidiaries | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disposal of treasury shares | — | (440 | ) | 1,600 | — | — | — | — | 1,160 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Purchase of treasury shares | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Transfer of accumulated other comprehensive income to accumulated deficit | — | — | — | 46 | — | (46 | ) | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Other | — | — | — | (24 | ) | — | — | — | (24 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Total transactions with owners and other transactions | 384 | 258 | 1,600 | 73 | — | (46 | ) | — | 2,269 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Balance at June 30, 2019 | 96,448 | 118,884 | (6,605 | ) | (32,128 | ) | (3,467 | ) | (1,487 | ) | 63 | 171,708 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Non- controlling interests | Total shareholders’ equity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at January 1, 2019 | 9,598 | 208,514 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adjustment on adoption of new accounting standards | — | (26 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Balance at January 1, 2019 (adjusted) | 9,598 | 208,488 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive loss | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loss for the period | (1,410 | ) | (28,029 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive loss | (225 | ) | (3,057 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Total comprehensive loss for the period | (1,635 | ) | (31,086 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Transactions with owners and other transactions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Recognition of share-based payments | — | 573 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Forfeiture of stock options | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise of stock options | — | 267 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Changes in interest in subsidiaries | 12,782 | 13,075 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Acquisition of subsidiaries | 86 | 86 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disposal of treasury shares | — | 1,160 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purchase of treasury shares | — | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Transfer of accumulated other comprehensive income to accumulated deficit | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other | — | (24 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Total transactions with owners and other transactions | 12,868 | 15,137 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Balance at June 30, 2019 | 20,831 | 192,539 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Share capital | Share premium | Treasury shares | Accumulated deficit | Foreign currency translation reserve | Financial assets at FVOCI | Defined benefit plan reserve | Total | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance at January 1, 2020 | 96,737 | 121,299 | (6,308 | ) | (53,524 | ) | (1,342 | ) | 2,355 | (1,084 | ) | 158,133 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Comprehensive (loss)/income | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loss for the period | — | — | — | (20,163 | ) | — | — | — | (20,163 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive (loss)/income | — | — | — | — | (1,630 | ) | 1,834 | (4 | ) | 200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Total comprehensive (loss)/income for the period | — | — | — | (20,163 | ) | (1,630 | ) | 1,834 | (4 | ) | (19,963 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Recognition of share-based payments | — | 1,587 | — | — | — | — | — | 1,587 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Forfeiture of stock options | — | (13 | ) | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise of stock options | 547 | (81 | ) | — | — | — | — | — | 466 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Changes in interest in subsidiaries | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disposal of treasury shares | — | (238 | ) | 2,459 | — | — | — | — | 2,221 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Purchase of treasury shares | — | — | (23 | ) | — | — | — | — | (23 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Transfer of accumulated other comprehensive income to accumulated deficit | — | — | — | 4,340 | — | (4,340 | ) | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Other | — | — | — | (1 | ) | — | — | — | (1 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Total transactions with owners and other transactions | 547 | 1,255 | 2,436 | 4,352 | — | (4,340 | ) | — | 4,250 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Balance at June 30, 2020 | 97,284 | 122,554 | (3,872 | ) | (69,335 | ) | (2,972 | ) | (151 | ) | (1,088 | ) | 142,420 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Balance at January 1, 2020 | 16,530 | 174,663 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Loss for the period | (4,359 | ) | (24,522 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other comprehensive (loss)/income | 56 | 256 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Total comprehensive (loss)/income for the period | (4,303 | ) | (24,266 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Recognition of share-based payments | — | 1,587 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Forfeiture of stock options | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise of stock options | — | 466 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Changes in interest in subsidiaries | 9,947 | 9,947 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disposal of treasury shares | — | 2,221 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purchase of treasury shares | — | (23 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Transfer of accumulated other comprehensive income to accumulated deficit | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(5) | Notes to Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements - Unaudited |
Notes to Significant Accounting Policies
The significant accounting policies adopted in the preparation of the unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements are consistent with those followed in the preparation of the Group’s annual consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2019.
The adoption of new and revised IFRS issued by the International Accounting Standards Board that are mandatorily effective for an accounting period that begins on or after January 1, 2020 had no significant impact on the Group’s unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements as of June 30, 2019 and 2020 and for the six-month periods then ended, as well as annual consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2019.
In addition, the new and revised standards and interpretations that have been issued but are not yet effective have not been adopted early by the Group.
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The Group identifies operating segments based on the internal report regularly reviewed by the Group’s Chief Operating Decision Maker to make decisions about resources to be allocated to segments and to assess performance. An operating segment of the Group is a component for which discrete financial information is available. The Chief Operating Decision Maker has been identified as the Company’s board of directors. No operating segments have been aggregated to form the reportable segments.
Under the corporate strategy to allocate the resources generated from the Core business to the Strategic business, the Company’s board of directors individually assesses the business performance of the Core business based on revenue and profitability growth and assesses the business performance of the Strategic business based on profitability as well as important non-financial KPIs such as expansion of the user base.
(1) | Description of Reportable Segments |
The Group’s reportable segments are as follows:
Core business segment | The Core business segment mainly consists of advertising service, communication and content. Advertising services mainly include display advertising, account advertising, and other advertising. Display advertising provides advertisements on services such as LINE NEWS. Account advertising mainly includes LINE Official Accounts and Sponsored Stickers. Other advertising mainly includes advertisements on services such as livedoor Blog, NAVER Matome and advertisements appearing on LINE Part-Time Job. Communication mainly includes LINE Stickers. Content mainly includes LINE GAME. | |
Strategic business segment | The Strategic business segment consists of Fintech services such as LINE Pay service, and other services such as AI, LINE Friends, and E-commerce. |
(2) | Profit or Loss for the Group’s reportable segments |
The Group’s operating profit or loss for each segment is prepared in the same method as used in the consolidated financial statements, except that certain items such as other operating income and share-based compensation expenses are included in corporate adjustments. Also, IT development expenses and indirect expenses such as department management fees are allocated based on the information such as the hours of service provided, the number of server infrastructures used to provide the service, or the percentage of revenues. As the Company’s board of directors uses the information after eliminating intercompany transactions for their performance assessment, there is no adjustment between segments.
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For the six-month period ended June 30, 2019
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Reportable segments | Corporate adjustments(1) | Consolidated | ||||||||||||||||||
Core business | Strategic business | Total | ||||||||||||||||||
Revenue from external customers | 96,355 | 14,405 | 110,760 | — | 110,760 | |||||||||||||||
Segment profit/(loss)(2) | 16,861 | (38,483 | ) | (21,622 | ) | (194 | ) | (21,816 | ) | |||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization expenses | 6,793 | 3,777 | 10,570 | — | 10,570 |
(1) | Corporate adjustments include expenses such as other operating income and share-based compensation expenses. |
(2) | The amount of Segment profit/(loss) is equivalent to loss from operating activities on the Interim Condensed Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss. |
For the six-month period ended June 30, 2020
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Reportable segments | Corporate adjustments(1) | Consolidated | ||||||||||||||||||
Core business | Strategic business | Total | ||||||||||||||||||
Revenue from external customers | 102,380 | 14,966 | 117,346 | — | 117,346 | |||||||||||||||
Segment profit/(loss)(2) | 22,082 | (34,716 | ) | (12,634 | ) | (1,316 | ) | (13,950 | ) | |||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization expenses | 8,395 | 4,714 | 13,109 | — | 13,109 |
(1) | Corporate adjustments include expenses such as other operating income and share-based compensation expenses. |
(2) | The amount of Segment profit/(loss) is equivalent to loss from operating activities on the Interim Condensed Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss. |
The reconciliation of Segment loss to loss before tax from continuing operations is as follows:
For the six-month periods ended June 30,
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Segment loss | (21,816 | ) | (13,950 | ) | ||||
Finance income | 272 | 173 | ||||||
Finance costs | (942 | ) | (1,024 | ) | ||||
Share of loss of associates and joint ventures | (6,676 | ) | (6,397 | ) | ||||
Loss on foreign currency transactions, net | (503 | ) | (410 | ) | ||||
Other non-operating income | 1,401 | 1,004 | ||||||
Other non-operating expenses | (226 | ) | (3,004 | ) | ||||
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(3) | Revenues from Major Services |
The Group’s revenues from continuing operations from its major services for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2019 and 2020 are as follows.
Revenues recognized at a point in time mainly consist of revenues from LINE Friends.
For the six-month periods ended June 30,
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Display advertising(1) | 22,080 | 31,726 | ||||||
Account advertising(2) | 31,210 | 29,274 | ||||||
Other advertising(3) | 7,239 | 3,906 | ||||||
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Communication(4) | 14,601 | 15,198 | ||||||
Content(5) | 18,829 | 20,866 | ||||||
Others | 2,396 | 1,410 | ||||||
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Friends(6) | 9,137 | 5,398 | ||||||
Others(7) | 5,268 | 9,568 | ||||||
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(1) | Revenues from display advertising primarily consisted of fees from advertisement on services such as Timeline, Smart Channel and LINE NEWS. |
(2) | Revenues from account advertising primarily consisted of fees from LINE Official Accounts, Sponsored Stickers and LINE Points. |
(3) | Revenues from other advertising were mainly attributable to advertising revenue from livedoor, NAVER Matome and LINE Part-Time Job. |
(4) | Revenues from communication were mainly attributable to sales of LINE Stickers and Creator Stickers. |
(5) | Revenues from content primarily consisted of sales of LINE GAME’s virtual items. |
(6) | Friends primarily consisted of revenues from sales of character goods. |
(7) | Others primarily consisted of revenues from E-commerce. |
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Issuance of Stock Warrant (Stock Option)
Pursuant to the resolution of the board of directors’ meeting held on March 26, 2020 and July 29, 2020, the Company is planning to grant stock warrants in the form of stock options (the LINE Corporation 26th stock option and the LINE Corporation 27th stock option) to directors of the Company and its outside directors on November 5, 2020, as well as stock warrants in the form of stock options (The LINE Corporation 28th stock option) to the employees of the Company and its subsidiaries on April 28, 2021.
Name of stock options | The LINE Corporation 26th Stock Option | The LINE Corporation 27th Stock Option | ||
Title and number of grantees | Four of the Company’s directors | Three of the Company’s outside directors | ||
Total number of stock options | 30,240 | 240 | ||
Class and number of shares to be issued upon exercise of stock options | 3,024,000 of common shares | 24,000 of common shares | ||
Value of property to be contributed upon exercise of stock options | The average closing price of the Company’s common stock in the month preceding the month in which the stock option is granted multiplied by 1.05, or the closing price of the grant day, whichever is higher. | Same as on the left | ||
Fair value of stock options at the grant date | To be determined at the grant date | Same as on the left | ||
Exercise period for stock options | From November 5, 2023 to November 5, 2030 | Same as on the left |
Name of stock options | The LINE Corporation 28th Stock Option | |||
Title and number of grantees | The Company’s employees and the Company’s subsidiaries’ employees (Numbers of grantees have not been determined yet) | |||
Total number of stock options | 50,328 | |||
Class and number of shares to be issued upon exercise of stock options | 5,032,800 of common shares | |||
Value of property to be contributed upon exercise of stock options | The average closing price of the Company’s common stock in the month preceding the month in which the stock option is granted multiplied by 1.05, or the closing price of the grant day, whichever is higher. | |||
Fair value of stock options at the grant date | To be determined at the grant date | |||
Exercise period for stock options | From November 5, 2023 to November 5, 2030 |
Change of consolidated subsidiaries to associates
The Company resolved at the board of directors’ meeting held on May 27, 2020 to transfer its shares of LINE Digital Frontier Corporation, a consolidated subsidiary of the Company, to Webtoon Entertainment Inc. and executed the transfer on August 3, 2020 as a consideration for the acquisition of shares of Webtoon Entertainment Inc. As a result, the ownership ratio in Webtoon Entertainment Inc. and LINE Digital Frontier Corporation became 33.4%. Accordingly, LINE Digital Frontier Corporation including its subsidiary are accounted for as associates under the equity method rather than as consolidated subsidiaries. The Group expects to record gains on loss of control of subsidiary for the nine-month period ending September 30, 2020.
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Merger of consolidated subsidiaries and changes in consolidated subsidiaries to associates
LINE Man Corporation Pte. Ltd., a consolidated subsidiary of the Group, has resolved at its board of directors’ meeting held on July 30, 2020 to execute an absorption type merger with Wongnai Media Pte. Ltd. and a third-party allotment of new shares in the amount of 110 million dollars. In the event that the merger and the third-party allotment are executed, the Company’s ownership in LINE Man Corporation Pte. Ltd. shall decrease from 100.0% to 45.6%, resulting LINE Man Corporation Pte. Ltd. and its subsidiary to be accounted for as associates under the equity method rather than as consolidated subsidiaries. The Group expects to record gains on loss of control of subsidiary for the nine-month period ending September 30, 2020.
Capital injection of consolidated subsidiary
The Company resolved, at the board of directors’ meeting held on July 27, 2020, the capital injection of 85 billion Korean won from NAVER to LINE Friends Corporation, a subsidiary of the Group.
Tender offer
The Company resolved at the board of directors’ meeting held on August 3, 2020 to express, with respect to the tender offers to be made jointly by SoftBank Corp. (“SoftBank”) and NAVER, the controlling shareholder of the Company, or one of NAVER’s wholly-owned subsidiaries, consisting of a) a tender offer to be carried out in Japan to acquire all outstanding shares of common stock (the “Common Shares”), the share options and the convertible bonds (“Share Options” and “Convertible Bonds”) of the Company (the “Japan Offer”), and b) a tender offer to be carried out in the United States to acquire American depository shares (the “ADS”), which represents one Common Share (the “U.S. Offer”; and together with the Japan Offer the “Offers”), an opinion in support of the Offers, recommend that the Company’s shareholders and the holders of ADSs tender their Common Shares and ADSs into the Offers and defer to the judgment of the Share Options holders and Convertible Bond holders whether or not to tender their Share Options and Convertible Bond in the Offers.
It is noted that the Board of directors adopted the aforementioned resolution based on the assumptions i) that it is contemplated that SoftBank, NAVER and the NAVER J. Hub Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of NAVER, will become the sole shareholders of the Company through the Offers and a series of subsequent procedures, as well as ii) that the delisting of the Common Shares is scheduled.
1. | Outline of the Purchasers |
(1) Outline of SoftBank
(1) | Company Name | SoftBank Corp. | ||||
(2) | Address | 1-9-1 Higashi-shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan | ||||
(3) | Name and title of representative | Ken Miyauchi, Representative Director, President & CEO | ||||
(4) | Description of business | Provision of mobile communications services, sale of mobile devices, provision of fixed-line telecommunications and an internet service provider | ||||
(5) | Capital | 204,309 million yen (As of March 31, 2020) | ||||
(6) | Founded | December 9, 1986 | ||||
(7) | Major shareholders and shareholding ratio (As of March 31, 2020) | SoftBank Group Japan Corporation
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The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account)
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Japan Trustee Services Bank, Ltd. (Trust Account)
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Japan Trustee Services Bank, Ltd. (Trust Account 5)
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STATE STREET BANK WEST CLIENT-TREATY 505234
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STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY 505103
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Japan Trustee Services Bank, Ltd. (Trust Account 1)
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Japan Trustee Services Bank, Ltd. (Trust Account 2)
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Japan Trustee Services Bank, Ltd. (Trust Account 6)
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Japan Trustee Services Bank, Ltd. (Trust Account 9) | 0.31% | |||||
(8) | Relationship between the Company and the Purchaser (SoftBank) | |||||
Capital relationship | Not applicable | |||||
Personal relationship | Not applicable | |||||
Business relationship | The Company is engaged in transactions with SoftBank with respect to the use of communications services, etc. | |||||
Status as Related Party | SoftBank and the Company are not related parties to each other. |
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(2) Outline of NAVER J. Hub
(1) | Name | NAVER J. Hub Corporation | ||||
(2) | Address | 2-10-44, Kamiosaki, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan | ||||
(3) | Name and title of representative | Sang Jin Park, Representative Director | ||||
(4) | Description of business | Global AI investment and real estate leasing | ||||
(5) | Capital | 50 million yen (As of August 3, 2020) | ||||
(6) | Founded | July 12, 2018 | ||||
(7) | Major shareholders and shareholding ratio (As of August 3, 2020) | NAVER Corporation | 100% | |||
(8) | Relationship between the Company and the Purchaser (NAVER J. Hub) | |||||
Capital relationship | Not applicable. NAVER, the wholly-owning parent company of NAVER J. Hub, holds 174,992,000 Common Shares (which represent 72.45% of the total number of issued shares of the Company (241,544,142 shares) as of June 30, 2020) and is the parent company of the Company. NAVER also holds a portion of the Convertible Bonds. | |||||
Personal relationship | There are two people seconded from the Company to NAVER J. Hub. Mr. Hae Jin Lee, an executive officer of NAVER, the wholly-owning parent company of NAVER J. Hub, also serves as chairman of the Company’s board of directors. | |||||
Business relationship | Not applicable other than the fact that the Company leases equipment such as personal computers to NAVER J. Hub. The Company is engaged in transactions with NAVER, the wholly-owning parent company of NAVER J. Hub, with respect to advertising services, etc. | |||||
Status as Related Party | As the Company and NAVER J. Hub have the same parent company, NAVER J. Hub is a related party of the Company. |
2. | Purchase Price |
(1) Common Share 5,380 yen per share
(2) Share Options
(i) | The “4th Series Share Options” and the “5th Series Share Options” |
Share options issued based on the resolution of the board of directors’ meeting of the Company held on December 11, 2013 (The exercise period shall be from December 17, 2015 to December 16, 2023) for 1 yen per share; |
(ii) | The “7th Series Share Options” and the “8th Series Share Options” |
Share options issued based on the resolution of the board of directors’ meeting of the Company held on February 5, 2014 (The exercise period shall be from February 8, 2016 to February 5, 2024) for 1 yen per share; |
(iii) | The “10th Series Share Options” and the “11th Series Share Options” |
Share options issued based on the resolution of the board of directors’ meeting of the Company held on August 1, 2014 (The exercise period shall be from August 9, 2016 to August 8, 2024) for 1 yen per share; |
(iv) | The “13th Series Share Options” and the “14th Series Share Options” |
Share options issued based on the resolution of the board of directors’ meeting of the Company held on September 30, 2014 (The exercise period shall be from November 1, 2016 to October 31, 2024) for 1 yen per share; |
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(v) | The “16th Series Share Options”, the “17th Series Share Options”, the “18th Series Share Options” and the “19th Series Share Options” |
Share options issued based on the resolution of the board of directors’ meeting of the Company held on January 30, 2015 (The exercise period shall be from February 4, 2017 to February 3, 2025) for 1 yen per share; |
(vi) | The “20th Series Share Options” |
Share options issued based on the resolution of the board of directors’ meeting of the Company held on June 26, 2017 (The exercise period shall be from July 18, 2018 to July 18, 2027) for 1 yen per share; |
(vii) | The “22nd Series Share Options”, the “23rd Series Share Options” and the “24th Series Share Options” |
Share options issued based on the resolution of the board of directors’ meeting of the Company held on July 9, 2019 (The exercise period shall be from July 29, 2022 to July 8, 2029) for 1 yen per share; and |
(viii) | The “25th Series Share Options” |
Share options issued based on the resolution of the board of directors’ meeting of the Company held on July 9, 2019 and March 30, 2020 (The exercise period shall be from July 29, 2022 to July 8, 2029) for 1 yen per share; |
(3) Convertible bonds
(i) | Euroyen convertible bonds due 2023 issued pursuant to the resolution of the board of directors’ meeting of the Company held on September 4, 2018 for 7,203,820 yen per face value of 10,000,000 yen; and |
(ii) | Euroyen convertible bonds due 2025 issued pursuant to the resolution of the board of directors’ meeting of the Company held on September 4, 2018 for 7,155,400 yen per face value of 10,000,000 yen. |
(4) Depositary receipts for share certificates
American depositary shares that are registered and issued by JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. in the United States and listed on the New York Stock Exchange, representing the title to one Common Share deposited with Mizuho Bank, Ltd., which is the custodian bank of the underlying shares for 5,380 yen per ADS.
3. | Date of Public Notice of Commencement of the Offers |
August 4, 2020 (Tuesday)
4. | Period of the Offers |
From August 4, 2020 (Tuesday) through September 15, 2020 (Tuesday) (30 Business Days)
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