Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Event-Driven

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<li>After the market close on 6 May, Kumho Petrochem announced a significant shares cancellation program which is likely to have a positive impact on its share price. </li>
<li>The company announced that it will cancel 430 billion won worth of its common shares in the next three years, representing nearly 10.5% of its market cap.</li>
<li>Park Chul Wan, nephew of Kumho Petrochem Chairman Park Chan Koo, has been very vocal about the need for Kumho Petrochem to improve its corporate governance in past several years.</li>
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After the market close on 6 May, Kumho Petrochem announced a significant shares cancellation program which is likely to have a positive impact on its share price. 
The company announced that it will cancel 430 billion won worth of its common shares in the next three years, representing nearly 10.5% of its market cap.
Park Chul Wan, nephew of Kumho Petrochem Chairman Park Chan Koo, has been very vocal about the need for Kumho Petrochem to improve its corporate governance in past several years.


Kumho Petrochemical - A Significant Shares Cancellation Announcement

Korea / Special Sits, Pairs, Index Rebalancing, Clepsydra Capital

Sanghyun Park

Korea / Special Sits, Pairs, Index Rebalancing

Clepsydra Capital

Investigate special situations, pairs, and index rebalancing trades in Korea.

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<li>Kumho Petro Chemical (011780 KS) intends to retire 50% of its common shares, totaling 2,624,417 shares, starting from the 2024 fiscal year until the 2026 fiscal year.</li>
<li>With the annual general meeting nearing, NPS hasn't revealed its support, causing unease for Park Chan-gu. Considering NPS's obligation to the Value-Up policy, cancellation seems inevitable for Park Chan-gu.</li>
<li>Whether the battle persists hinges on NPS's stance. If NPS backs Park Chan-gu, their stake surpassing 25% could deter the opposition's financial strength. Conversely, NPS's neutrality could escalate the battle.</li>
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Kumho Petro Chemical (011780 KS) intends to retire 50% of its common shares, totaling 2,624,417 shares, starting from the 2024 fiscal year until the 2026 fiscal year.
With the annual general meeting nearing, NPS hasn't revealed its support, causing unease for Park Chan-gu. Considering NPS's obligation to the Value-Up policy, cancellation seems inevitable for Park Chan-gu.
Whether the battle persists hinges on NPS's stance. If NPS backs Park Chan-gu, their stake surpassing 25% could deter the opposition's financial strength. Conversely, NPS's neutrality could escalate the battle.


Interpreting Kumho Petro Chemical's Unexpected Move to Cancel Treasury Shares

Douglas Research Advisory

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>One of the important factors of big changes at the Korean chaebols is the age factor of the chairman/honorary chairman of each of these conglomerates.</li>
<li>In this insight, we provide the shareholding ownerships and ages of the top 10 Korean conglomerates where age could become a major factor in impacting big changes that could occur.</li>
<li>Among the 10 conglomerates listed below, Hyundai Motor Group, Celltrion Group, and SK Group have shown greater willingness to improve their shareholder return policies.</li>
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One of the important factors of big changes at the Korean chaebols is the age factor of the chairman/honorary chairman of each of these conglomerates.
In this insight, we provide the shareholding ownerships and ages of the top 10 Korean conglomerates where age could become a major factor in impacting big changes that could occur.
Among the 10 conglomerates listed below, Hyundai Motor Group, Celltrion Group, and SK Group have shown greater willingness to improve their shareholder return policies.


Potential Big Changes at the Korean Chaebols - The Age Factor of Chairman/Honorary Chairman

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<li>This insight is a book review of 주주 권리가 없는 나라 (A Country Without Shareholder Rights), which is one of the best books on the corporate governance in Korea.</li>
<li>There are so much wisdom that are included in this book. The author really goes into details about numerous corporate governance problems in Korea and ways to fix them.</li>
<li>This book was published in January 2024 and it was written by a famous Korean retail investor called Park Young-Ok.</li>
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This insight is a book review of 주주 권리가 없는 나라 (A Country Without Shareholder Rights), which is one of the best books on the corporate governance in Korea.
There are so much wisdom that are included in this book. The author really goes into details about numerous corporate governance problems in Korea and ways to fix them.
This book was published in January 2024 and it was written by a famous Korean retail investor called Park Young-Ok.


A Country Without Shareholder Rights (주주 권리가 없는 나라) - A Book Review

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

Keisei Electric Railway Co / Event-Driven

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/keisei-electric-railway-co" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10876:1" rel="noopener">Keisei Electric Railway Co (9009 JP)</a> places out 1% of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/oriental-land-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13517:1" rel="noopener">Oriental Land (4661 JP)</a>, but rejects lowering its stake to 15%.  That is the end of the near-term catalyst.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/new-world-development" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:7037:1" rel="noopener">New World Development (17 HK)</a> popped after property cooling measures were scrapped. Then gave those gains back. And then some, and is now trading at 0.11x P/B, its lowest-ever level.</li>
<li>The spreads for  both <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/alumina-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:939:1" rel="noopener">Alumina Ltd (AWC AU) </a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/azure-minerals-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16538:1" rel="noopener">Azure Minerals (AZS AU)</a> are trading wide; both potentially FIRB-related.</li>
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Keisei Electric Railway Co (9009 JP) places out 1% of Oriental Land (4661 JP), but rejects lowering its stake to 15%.  That is the end of the near-term catalyst.

New World Development (17 HK) popped after property cooling measures were scrapped. Then gave those gains back. And then some, and is now trading at 0.11x P/B, its lowest-ever level.
The spreads for  both Alumina Ltd (AWC AU)  and Azure Minerals (AZS AU) are trading wide; both potentially FIRB-related.


Last Week in Event SPACE: Keisei Electric, New World Development, Alumina Ltd, Azure Minerals, TDCX

South Korea

Kumho Petrochemical Co., Ltd. manufactures synthetic rubbers, synthetic resins, and rubber chemicals.  The Company's products include styrene butadiene, acrylonitrile butadiene, polystyrene, expandable polystyrene, and antioxidant.  Kumho Petrochemical provides construction, transportation, and financial services through its subsidiaries.

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Kumho Petro Chemical (011780 KS)

Kumho Petrochemical - A Significant Shares Cancellation Announcement

Kumho Petrochem announced announced that it will cancel 430 billion won worth of its common shares in the next three years, representing nearly...

Douglas Kim

Interpreting Kumho Petro Chemical's Unexpected Move to Cancel Treasury Shares

This post analyzes Kumho Petro Chemical's surprising decision to cancel half of its treasury shares prior to the general meeting.

Sanghyun Park

Potential Big Changes at the Korean Chaebols - The Age Factor of Chairman/Honorary Chairman

One of the important factors of big changes at the Korean chaebols is the age factor of the chairman/honorary chairman of each of these conglomerates.

Douglas Kim

A Country Without Shareholder Rights (주주 권리가 없는 나라) - A Book Review

This insight is a book review of 주주 권리가 없는 나라 (A Country Without Shareholder Rights), which is one of the best books on the corporate governance in...

Douglas Kim

Last Week in Event SPACE: Keisei Electric, New World Development, Alumina Ltd, Azure Minerals, TDCX

The weekend is here! Pour yourself a coffee, grab a comfortable seat, and sift through a brief summary of insights on various events discussed...

David Blennerhassett

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