Sungjin Geotec Co., Ltd

Sungjin Geotec is a subsidiary of South Korean Steel Company POSCO

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According to an Annual Report filed by POSCO for fiscal year 2012: "We acquired a controlling interest in Sungjin Geotec Co., Ltd. (“Sungjin Geotec”), a manufacturer of specialized equipment used in the power and energy industries in May 2010, and we currently hold a 33.0% interest in the company. In recent years, Sungjin Geotec entered into contracts with various suppliers to supply equipment for the development of natural gas fields in Iran, including natural gas fields located in South Pars that is led by Pars Oil and Gas Company, a subsidiary of National Iranian Oil Company. Sungjin Geotec recognized revenues of approximately Won 27 billion in 2010, Won 240 billion in 2011 and Won 134 billion in 2012, and net profits of approximately Won 1 billion in 2010, Won 15 billion in 2011 and Won 25 billion in 2012 related to such activities. Sungjin Geotec has completed or terminated all of its remaining outstanding supply contracts to sell equipment for the development of natural gas fields in Iran, and it does not plan to engage in any sale of equipment in Iran related to the country’s development of petroleum resources in the future."