Key Highlights

● PLDT filed a 6-K on September 25, 2026 to correct a press release issued two days earlier about its FY2025 annual report.

● Shareholders can request a free hard copy of PLDT's complete audited Form 20-F statements via [email protected].

● The filing does not specify what was inaccurate or incomplete in the original September 23 press release.

● PLDT reports via Form 6-K as a foreign private issuer, with shares trading on both the NYSE and Philippine Stock Exchange.

PLDT Inc. (NYSE:PHI), the Philippines' principal integrated telecommunications provider, filed a Form 6-K on September 25, 2026 to correct a press release it had issued two days earlier, clarifying exactly how shareholders can obtain a free hard copy of the company's complete fiscal year 2025 Form 20-F financial statements. The correction is procedural rather than financial, but it matters because it governs shareholders' access to PLDT's audited annual results.

A Correction to a Two-Day-Old Release

According to the filing, PLDT issued a press release on September 23, 2026 addressing the availability of its 2025 annual report. That release apparently required revision, because the company followed up on September 25, 2026 with a "clarificatory" statement replacing the relevant portion of the original release. The 6-K does not reproduce the original September 23 language verbatim, so the precise nature of the error being corrected is not laid out in detail, but the company explicitly labels the new release a clarification rather than a fresh disclosure of new facts.

How Shareholders Can Request a Hard Copy

The corrected guidance tells shareholders they may obtain a complimentary hard copy of the complete audited financial statements contained in PLDT's Form 20-F for fiscal year 2025 by emailing the company's Investor relations center at [email protected]. Jinggay Nograles is identified as the contact who handles investor relations inquiries channeled through that email address. The clarification is meant to ensure shareholders who want the full financial statements, rather than a summary, know exactly how to request them at no charge.

Why the Distinction Matters

Annual reports on Form 20-F, the version of the Annual Report filed by foreign private issuers like PLDT, often run to hundreds of pages including detailed financial statements, notes and disclosures. Many companies mail shareholders only a summary annual report by default and make the full financial statements available on request, consistent with common practice for large foreign issuers. Getting the request mechanism right, including the correct email address and contact person, is therefore a meaningful detail for shareholders who want the complete disclosure rather than a summary version.

PLDT's Business

PLDT operates as the Philippines' largest integrated telecommunications company, providing services across fixed-line and wireless networks. The filing describes the company as maintaining the Philippines' most extensive fiber optic backbone alongside its fixed-line and cellular infrastructure. PLDT's shares trade both on the Philippine Stock Exchange under the ticker TEL and on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker PHI, and the company ranks among the largest publicly traded corporations in the Philippines by market capitalization.

What the Filing Doesn't Say

The 6-K does not disclose what specifically was inaccurate or incomplete in the original September 23 press release, nor does it address whether any shareholders had already submitted requests under the earlier, uncorrected instructions. It also does not include PLDT's actual financial results for fiscal year 2025, since those figures were presumably already disclosed in the underlying Form 20-F itself rather than in this corrective release.

Why a Foreign Issuer Files This Way

As a foreign private issuer, PLDT reports to the SEC under Form 6-K rather than the domestic 8-K framework, a mechanism that lets companies furnish material information, including press releases and corporate announcements made in their home market, to U.S. investors on a rolling basis. Filing a formal correction through a 6-K, rather than simply issuing a follow-up press release in the Philippines alone, ensures that U.S.-based holders of PLDT's New York-listed shares receive the same corrected information as shareholders following the company through the Philippine Stock Exchange.

What Comes Next for Shareholder Access

Whether shareholders who request a hard copy via [email protected] receive the complete FY2025 Form 20-F financial statements without further complication is worth watching, along with any further corrections or clarifications PLDT may issue regarding its FY2025 annual report disclosures. PLDT's 2026 annual shareholder meeting materials would typically reference the same FY2025 financial statements at issue here.