KSD "Mandatory Holding Registration for 57 Companies with 273.31 Million Shares to be Released in January Next Year"

[Asia Economy Reporter Minji Lee] The Korea Securities Depository announced on the 30th that a total of 273.31 million shares of 57 listed companies registered under mandatory holding will be released in January next year.

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 5 companies with 20.05 million shares, and the KOSDAQ market has 52 companies with 253.26 million shares.

The number of shares to be released from mandatory holding registration increased by 21.2% compared to the previous month (225.51 million shares) and decreased by 13.9% compared to the same month last year (317.42 million shares).

The most common reason for the release of mandatory holding registration was resale restriction (subscription). The top three companies by the number of shares released from mandatory holding registration are Skin&Skin (61.03 million shares), Haesung Optics (32.00 million shares), and Konic Automation (16.51 million shares).

The top three companies by the ratio of released shares to total issued shares are Haink Korea (76.64%), Sunjin Beauty Science (54.05%), and Withus Pharmaceutical (2.47%).