KSD "44 Companies to Lift Mandatory Holding Registration for 309.97 Million Shares in February"

[Asia Economy Reporter Minji Lee] The Korea Securities Depository announced on the 28th that a total of 300.97 million shares of 44 listed companies registered under mandatory holding will be released next month.

Mandatory holding registration refers to the electronic registration of shares owned by major shareholders, etc., to restrict their disposal for a certain period at the Korea Securities Depository in order to protect general investors according to relevant laws. By securities market, the KOSPI market has 8 companies with 220.28 million shares, and the KOSDAQ market has 36 companies with 89.69 million shares.

The number of shares to be released from mandatory holding registration decreased by 2.3% compared to the previous month (317.42 million shares) and increased by 40% compared to the same month last year (221.38 million shares).

The top three companies in terms of the number of shares to be released from mandatory holding registration are KakaoBank (150.81 million shares), NP (29.28 million shares), and Lotte Rental (22.21 million shares). The top three companies by the ratio of released shares to issued shares are NP (73.2%), Lotte Rental (60.6%), and CE Lab (55.3%).