According to various example embodiments, an electronic device may include: a flexible display; and a processor for control the flexible display to divide a display area into a plurality of areas including a first area and a second area, in response to detecting of notification event in a folded state, processing the notification event in a first manner using at least one of the first area and the second area when the electronic device is in a first mounted state, and processing the notification event in a second manner using at least one of the first area and the second area when the electronic device is in a second mounted state.