[Special Stock] Cass Surges as Lee Jae-myung Overtakes in Presidential Support, Highlighting Bar Exam and Training Institute Alumni as Outside Directors

[Asia Economy Reporter Minwoo Lee] Kasju stock price is on the rise. It appears that the fact that an outside director of the company is a classmate of Gyeonggi Province Governor Lee Jae-myung from the Judicial Examination and Judicial Research and Training Institute has been highlighted following a survey result showing Lee leading former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl in a virtual head-to-head contest between prominent presidential candidates from both ruling and opposition parties.

As of 10:12 AM on the 14th, Kasju's stock price recorded 2,770 won, up 8.63% from the previous day. After the public opinion poll showed Governor Lee ahead of former Prosecutor General Yoon for the first time, news surfaced that the company's outside director, Cho Joo-tae, was a classmate of Lee in the 28th Judicial Examination and the 18th Judicial Research and Training Institute.

According to a survey conducted by Korea Gallup on behalf of Maeil Business Newspaper and MBN from the 11th to 12th, among 1,007 adults nationwide, Lee's support in the head-to-head contest was 42%, while former Prosecutor General Yoon's was 35.1%. This is the first time Lee has led Yoon in virtual head-to-head polls conducted by major polling agencies.

The margin of error for the poll announced on this day is ±3.1 percentage points at a 95% confidence level. For more details, please refer to the Central Election Poll Deliberation Commission website.