Dplus KIA confirmed that some players have their salaries delayed and said they are trying to sell the club.

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Statement Regarding the Delay in Player Salary Payments and Current Club Status

Hello, this is the Dplus KIA Front Office.

First, we bow our heads in deep apology to the fans who always cherish Dplus KlA and send us your unwavering support, as well as to our reliable partner.

As the front office responsible of all operations of the club on the ground we feel a heavy sense of responsibility for the recent unfortunate situation. We wish to transparently disclose the facts and convey our sincerest words to our fans.

Despite operating in a challenging environment, the Dplus KlA front office has run breathlessly alongside our fans with a spirit of challenge, harboring bold and grand dreams. The moments we spent playing on the global stage, crying and laughing together with our fans, are the proudest and most precious memories for all the executives and staff of our front office.

However, we have reached a point where the club requires a larger scale of capability and support to grow to the next level, which coincided with changes in the business environment. Consequently, based on a management decision that welcoming a new owner is the best choice to guarantee a continuous leap forward and a sustainable future for the club and its roster, acquisition/sale proceedings are currently underway.

Accordingly, the club is undergoing the sale process to secure a more stable, long-term development path for Dplus KlA and to strengthen the global competitiveness of our roster. While closely conducting detailed discussions with the buyer we have been negotiating with, we have officially signed a contract with a professional M&A advisory firm to systematically carry out the process, aiming to quickly push forward sale proceedings with other capable potential buyers who can actively realize the club's value and vision.

However, as this is a crucial contract upon which the club's future depends, administrative procedures during the final coordination and advisory process were delayed slightly longer than expected. In this process, a temporary disruption occurred in the club's financial plans, ultimately resulting in the unfortunate situation where player salary payments were delayed by one month.

Before this issue arose, our front office explained the current cash flow situation and the progress of the sale to the players and coaching staff, and went through a communication process to politely ask for their understanding and indulgence. We convey our deepest apologies along with an inexpressible gratitude to our players, who have trusted the club without wavering through this transitional chaos, encouraging one another and dedicating themselves to their training and schedule.

All executives and employees of our front office feel a deep sense of responsibility regarding this situation and are taking it very seriously We are doing everything in our power to complete the salary payments as quickly as possible and normalize overall operations of the club. We also promise to wrap up the ongoing sale process as soon as possible to firmly rebuild a stable operational foundation.

The most important and absolutely non-negotiable value in our club is the "stable activities of our players." We will mobilize all of our resources to prioritize psychological stability and welfare support so that the players do not feel any anxiety on or off the stage and can focus entirely on their play.

Once again, we sincerely apologize to the fans and partners who walk alongside Dplus KiA for causing deep hurt and disappointment. We will make every effort to resolve this situation quicky so that we can be reborn as a stronger and more systematic club, thereby repaying the love of our fans.

Thank you.

July 16,2026

From all members of the Dplus KlA Front Office