Mandatory Holding Registration to Be Lifted for 222.73 Million Shares from 45 Companies Next Month

KOSPI: 45.44 Million Shares (2 Companies)
KOSDAQ: 177.29 Million Shares (43 Companies)

A total of 222.73 million shares from 45 listed companies, currently subject to mandatory holding registration with the Korea Securities Depository, are scheduled to be released next month.

Mandatory holding registration refers to the electronic registration of shares owned by major shareholders with the Korea Securities Depository for a specified period, in accordance with relevant laws and regulations, in order to protect general investors by restricting the disposal of these shares.

In the KOSPI market, 45.44 million shares from two companies, including Dalba Global and CJ CGV, are subject to release. In the KOSDAQ market, 177.29 million shares from 43 companies, including Starco Link, are scheduled to be released from mandatory holding registration.

The top three companies in terms of the ratio of shares to be released compared to total shares issued are Vact (64.31%), HVM (47.74%), and Shinsteel (46.87%).

The top three companies in terms of the number of shares to be released from mandatory holding registration are CJ CGV (43.14 million shares), Wontech (38.29 million shares), and Shinsteel (19.43 million shares).