The Korea Securities Depository announced on the 5th that the number of listed shares with mandatory holding registration lifted last year was 3,102,410,000 shares, a 13.2% decrease compared to the previous year.
Mandatory holding registration refers to the electronic registration that restricts the disposal of shares owned by major shareholders for a certain period at the Depository to protect general investors.
By market, the number of shares in the KOSPI market was 826,350,000 shares, down 47.2% from the previous year, while in the KOSDAQ market it was 2,276,060,000 shares, up 13.3%.
By month, April saw the highest number of shares with mandatory holding registration lifted at 398,850,000 shares, and October had the lowest at 180,070,000 shares.
Last year, the number of companies with mandatory holding registration lifted was 427, an increase of 4.4% compared to the previous year. By securities market, 60 companies were in the KOSPI market and 367 companies in the KOSDAQ market.
The top three companies with the largest volume of mandatory holding registration lifted in the KOSPI market were KG Mobility (97,350,000 shares), Bionote (75,910,000 shares), and KB Starits (70,710,000 shares). In the KOSDAQ market, they were East Asia Holdings Investment Limited (121,450,000 shares), Vibozone Pharmaceutical (94,310,000 shares), and Joheun Saramdeul (72,000,000 shares).
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