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How to read DART filings (Korean company disclosures)

Reviewed October 15, 2026

DART (Data Analysis, Retrieval and Transfer System) is the Financial Supervisory Service's website where Korean companies file their disclosures. Almost everything is in Korean; JONBUR shows each filing with an English title and, for important ones, a short English summary.

General information only, not investment, legal or tax advice. Rules change: check the official sources linked here and your broker before you act.

Periodic reports

  • 사업보고서: annual business report (full-year financial statements and a description of the business).
  • 반기보고서: half-year report.
  • 분기보고서: quarterly report.

Earnings and major events

  • 영업(잠정)실적: preliminary earnings, often the first look at a quarter's results.
  • 주요사항보고서: major-event reports, for example capital increases, mergers, spin-offs or large asset deals.
  • 유상증자결정 / 무상증자결정: decision to issue new shares for cash, or bonus shares for free.
  • 자기주식 취득·소각 결정: decision to buy back or cancel treasury shares.
  • 현금ㆍ현물배당결정: dividend decision.

Ownership filings

  • 주식등의대량보유상황보고서: the '5% rule' report, filed when someone reaches 5% of a company or their stake changes by 1 percentage point or more.
  • 임원ㆍ주요주주특정증권등소유상황보고서: shareholdings of executives and major shareholders (10% or more).

Exchange disclosures

Some announcements (for example trading halts, inquiries from the exchange or 'unfaithful disclosure' designations) are made through the Korea Exchange's own system, KIND.

On JONBUR

The Filings page lists every new filing with an English title; each stock page has a Filings tab; and important filings get a short English summary and an impact score showing how the share price reacted.

Questions people ask

What is DART in Korea?

The Financial Supervisory Service's electronic disclosure system, where listed companies file reports, earnings and other announcements.

Is DART available in English?

Only a small part. Most filings are in Korean; JONBUR shows English titles and summaries of important ones.

What is the 5% rule in Korea?

Anyone who reaches 5% of a listed company must report it, and report again when the stake changes by 1 percentage point or more.

Official sources