Hanwha Ocean, Lotte Chemical, and Others Raise 7 Trillion KRW in H1 Rights Offering... 67% Decrease YoY

The Korea Securities Depository announced on the 11th that 197 companies conducted paid-in capital increases amounting to 7.0143 trillion KRW in the first half of this year. Compared to the first half of last year (219 companies, 21.1393 trillion KRW), the number of companies decreased by 10%, and the amount decreased by 67%.

By market, 27 listed companies in the KOSPI market raised 4.1918 trillion KRW through paid-in capital increases, while 151 companies in the KOSDAQ market raised 2.7698 trillion KRW. In the KONEX market, 19 companies conducted paid-in capital increases totaling 52.7 billion KRW.

By allocation method, 133 companies raised funds through third-party allotment, amounting to 3.9744 trillion KRW. This was followed by public offerings (51 companies, 1.306 trillion KRW) and shareholder allotments (13 companies, 1.7339 trillion KRW). The company with the largest amount of paid-in capital increase was Hanwha Ocean, raising 2.1413 trillion KRW, followed by Lotte Chemical (1.2155 trillion KRW) and PNT (150 billion KRW). The company that issued the largest number of shares through paid-in capital increase was Etron, raising 200 million shares, followed by LIS (192.32 million shares) and Hanwha Ocean (109.58 million shares).

During the same period, 34 listed companies conducted bonus share issues, raising a total of 630.58 million shares. In the KOSPI market, 12 companies issued 105.68 million shares, while in the KOSDAQ market, 21 companies issued 517.32 million shares. In the KONEX market, one company issued 7.58 million shares.

The company that issued the largest number of bonus shares was Wysiwyg Studio, issuing a total of 128.29 million shares, followed by Humasis (95.46 million shares) and MDS Tech (62.20 million shares).