IR for Global Investors Held in Hong Kong on 17-18th
Investor Meetings to be Held in Australia Afterwards
Ham Young-joo, Chairman of Hana Financial Group, announced on the 19th that he conducted an investor relations (IR) event targeting global investors in Hong Kong, Asia's financial hub, on the 17th and 18th to lead the 'K-Finance Value-Up' initiative.
This visit to Hong Kong by Chairman Ham was the first event opening this year's global IR activities to strengthen on-site communication with overseas investors. He held marathon meetings directly with potential investors who have recently shown strong interest in Korean financial stocks.
At the event, Chairman Ham introduced Hana Financial's solid financial performance achieved through cost efficiency and asset soundness, as well as the group's vision and mid-to-long-term growth strategies to enhance profitability. He also emphasized that the corporate value has been on the rise since the implementation of the 'Capital Management Plan and Mid-to-Long-Term Shareholder Return Policy' early last year. Furthermore, he explained ways to continuously increase shareholder value in line with the recently implemented 'Corporate Value-Up Program.'
Chairman Ham personally visited major institutional investors in Hong Kong who have had a long-standing relationship with Hana Financial Group to express gratitude for their support of the group's management performance and efforts to enhance shareholder value. He shared opinions on the future direction the group should take to become a global major financial institution beyond Korea, further strengthening mutual trust.
Chairman Ham stated, “Hana Financial's efforts to enhance corporate value for K-Finance Value-Up are not a short-term event but a long-term plan that will continue over time. Going forward, Hana Financial will actively engage in global IR activities to lead the value-up of Korean financial stocks proactively and maintain sincere communication with investors.”
After the Hong Kong IR event, Chairman Ham plans to visit Australia to continue one-on-one meetings with institutional investors in Sydney. The group intends to continuously expand various communication activities with shareholders, such as group meetings, luncheon seminars, and roundtables, to meet the high interest of domestic and foreign investors in Korean financial stocks, which have surged since the implementation of the Value-Up Program.
Hana Financial is expanding its global communication activities despite the prolonged global tightening trend and geopolitical conflicts creating an uncertain domestic and international financial environment. This is to ensure that foreign investors, who make up about 70% of the shareholder base, can trust and invest in the group's growth and development. To broaden investor contact points, the group changed its quarterly earnings announcement events from voice conference calls to video webcasting starting this year.
Hana Financial's stock price has led the value-up of Korean financial stocks, rising about 35% from the end of last year to the 18th. Hana Financial plans to listen attentively to the diverse voices of global investors in the second half of the year and actively engage in on-site communication management to promote the excellence of K-Finance.
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