[DISCLOSURE] KT&G (033780) announced in a regulatory filing on July 21 that its operating profit in the second quarter rose 14.5 percent to 353.70 billion won (US$309.61 million) from the same period last year. Its revenue reached 1.08 trillion won and its net profit was 291.60 billion won, rising 5.4 percent and 11.9 percent on-year, respectively.