KSD "2.2551 Billion Shares Including Mobidays in December Released from Mandatory Holding Registration"

[Asia Economy Reporter Minji Lee] The Korea Securities Depository announced on the 30th that a total of 225.51 million shares from 52 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., with the Korea Securities Depository for a certain period to restrict their disposal in order to protect general investors, according to relevant laws. By securities market, the Korea Exchange has 9 companies with 58.89 million shares, and the KOSDAQ market has 49 companies with 166.62 million shares.

The number of shares to be released from mandatory holding registration increased by 33.3% compared to the previous month (169.22 million shares) and by 20.6% compared to the same month last year (186.98 million shares).

The most common reason for the release of mandatory holding registration was the lifting of resale restrictions (subscription). The top three companies in terms of the number of shares released from mandatory holding registration are Mobidays (54.61 million shares), Mastern Premier No.1 Trust Management Real Estate Investment Company (13.11 million shares), and Y2 Solution (12.00 million shares).

The top three companies by the ratio of released shares to total issued shares are Winia Aid (64.56%), Bumhan Fuel Cell (51.36%), and Mastern Premier No.1 Trust Management Real Estate Investment Company (49.32%).