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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/japan-post-bank-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:838:1" rel="noopener">Japan Post Bank (7182 JP)</a> priced its offer at JPY1,131, a discount of 2.1% to the last close. JPB’s on-market buyback period runs from 22 March to 12 May.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/japan-post-holdings-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:359:1" rel="noopener">Japan Post Holdings (6178 JP)</a>/ JPH’s 2021 offering suggests that the share price will have support to trade above the offer price at delivery date and the on-market buyback period.</li>
<li>The offer price’s forward P/B of 0.45x and yield of 4.42% are attractive vs peers. JPB’s price ratio at the offer price is undemanding vs TOPIX Banks ETF and JPH.</li>
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Japan Post Bank (7182 JP) priced its offer at JPY1,131, a discount of 2.1% to the last close. JPB’s on-market buyback period runs from 22 March to 12 May.

Japan Post Holdings (6178 JP)/ JPH’s 2021 offering suggests that the share price will have support to trade above the offer price at delivery date and the on-market buyback period.
The offer price’s forward P/B of 0.45x and yield of 4.42% are attractive vs peers. JPB’s price ratio at the offer price is undemanding vs TOPIX Banks ETF and JPH.


Japan Post Bank (7182 JP): JPY1,131 Offer Price; Updated Playbook

Pan-Asia Index Flows & Special Situations, Quiddity Advisors

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

Pan-Asia Index Flows & Special Situations

Quiddity Advisors

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Event-Driven

<div><p><em>Tachiaigai Bunbai</em> Offerings are the most common "Pre-event" indicators for TOPIX Inclusion Events. </p></div><div>
<p>A <em>tachiaigai bunbai</em> Offering is where a company sells newly issued or secondary shares (usually from a controlling shareholder) to the public (Off-market), with a limit placed on the maximum quantity per subscriber, most often with the intention of increasing the number of shareholders, public float percentage, and/or the market capitalization of the public float in order to meet TSE1 Section Transfer requirements. They are announced as taking place in a period a week or two later, then confirmed on the eve of the offer on pricing date - usually at a 2-4% discount - and the offer takes place pre-open the next day.</p>
<p>I have discussed such offerings previously in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/topix-inclusion-pre-events-recent-tachiaigai-bunbai-round-up" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:40509" rel="noopener">TOPIX Inclusion Pre-Events: Recent "Tachiaigai Bunbai" Round-Up</a> in June 2020 and in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/insights/topix-inclusion-pre-events-recent-tachiaigai-bunbai-round-up-october-2020-two-stocks-to-buy" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="insights:43984" rel="noopener">TOPIX Inclusion Pre-Events: Recent “Tachiaigai Bunbai” Round-Up (October 2020) - Two Stocks To Buy</a> in October 2020.  </p>
<p>Below is a closer look at the recent history of such <em>tachiaigai bunbai</em> offerings and a discussion on the potential of these candidates to get promoted to TSE1 in the near future. </p>
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Tachiaigai Bunbai Offerings are the most common "Pre-event" indicators for TOPIX Inclusion Events. 
A tachiaigai bunbai Offering is where a company sells newly issued or secondary shares (usually from a controlling shareholder) to the public (Off-market), with a limit placed on the maximum quantity per subscriber, most often with the intention of increasing the number of shareholders, public float percentage, and/or the market capitalization of the public float in order to meet TSE1 Section Transfer requirements. They are announced as taking place in a period a week or two later, then confirmed on the eve of the offer on pricing date - usually at a 2-4% discount - and the offer takes place pre-open the next day.
I have discussed such offerings previously in TOPIX Inclusion Pre-Events: Recent "Tachiaigai Bunbai" Round-Up in June 2020 and in TOPIX Inclusion Pre-Events: Recent “Tachiaigai Bunbai” Round-Up (October 2020) - Two Stocks To Buy in October 2020.  
Below is a closer look at the recent history of such tachiaigai bunbai offerings and a discussion on the potential of these candidates to get promoted to TSE1 in the near future. 


TOPIX Inclusion Pre-Events: Recent “Tachiaigai Bunbai” Round-Up (August 2021)

Japan

JAPAN Creative Platform Group Co.,Ltd. is a holding company of Tokyo Lithmatic Corp where the business provides creative services specialized in printing and advertisements.

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Japan Creative Platform Grou (7814 JP)

Japan Post Bank (7182 JP): JPY1,131 Offer Price; Updated Playbook

The offer price is attractive in comparison to peer multiples and price ratios. In line with JPH’s 2021 offering, the on-market buyback should help...

Arun George

TOPIX Inclusion Pre-Events: Recent “Tachiaigai Bunbai” Round-Up (August 2021)

Tachiaigai Bunbai Offerings are the most common "Pre-event" indicators for TOPIX Inclusion Events. In this insight, I have handpicked a few...

Janaghan Jeyakumar, CFA

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