Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Equity Bottom-Up

<div class="content-highlight"><p><strong>In this insight, we discuss three key catalysts for Posco<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/posco" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:208:1" rel="noopener"> (005490 KS)</a>, including the much higher revaluation of the company's lithium assets in Argentina, the ongoing share buyback, and recent steel price hikes. </strong></p></div>

In this insight, we discuss three key catalysts for Posco (005490 KS), including the much higher revaluation of the company's lithium assets in Argentina, the ongoing share buyback, and recent steel price hikes. 

POSCO: Three Key Catalysts (Lithium Asset Revaluation, Share Buyback, & Steel Price Hike)

Equity Capital Markets

<p>On 6 November after the market close, POSCO Chemical (003670 KS) announced a major rights offering worth 1 trillion won, representing nearly 20% of its market cap (5 trillion won). POSCO Chemical's share price is down nearly 2.5% today. With the additional 1 trillion won from the proceeds of the rights offering, POSCO Chemical will use it to aggressively invest in the rechargeable battery materials for electric vehicles.</p><p>There is likely to be a healthy demand for the rights offering issue among the general investors, given that this is a relatively sizeable deal with enough upside potential, given POSCO Chemical's increasing competitiveness in the rechargeable battery materials sector globally. </p>

On 6 November after the market close, POSCO Chemical (003670 KS) announced a major rights offering worth 1 trillion won, representing nearly 20% of its market cap (5 trillion won). POSCO Chemical's share price is down nearly 2.5% today. With the additional 1 trillion won from the proceeds of the rights offering, POSCO Chemical will use it to aggressively invest in the rechargeable battery materials for electric vehicles.There is likely to be a healthy demand for the rights offering issue among the general investors, given that this is a relatively sizeable deal with enough upside potential, given POSCO Chemical's increasing competitiveness in the rechargeable battery materials sector globally. 

POSCO Chemical (1 Trillion Won Rights Offering - 20% of Market Cap)

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

Sanghyun Park

Korea / Special Sits, Pairs, Index Rebalancing

<p>POSCO Chemical announced a massive rights offering.</p><p>The total offering is 16.5M shares for ₩1T. </p><table class="table table-striped">
<colgroup>
<col width="300">
<col width="300">
</colgroup>
<tbody>
<tr><td colspan="2" rowspan="1" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Overview"}'>Overview</td></tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Issuer"}'>Issuer</td>
<td style="text-align: left;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Posco Chemical Co Ltd"}' data-sheets-formula='=googlefinance(R[1]C[0], "name")'>Posco Chemical Co Ltd</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Ticker"}'>Ticker</td>
<td style="text-align: left;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"003670"}' data-sheets-formula='="003670"'>003670</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Target"}'>Target</td>
<td style="text-align: left;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Pubic offering of forfeited shares after offering to stockholders"}'>A public offering of forfeited shares after offering to stockholders</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Transferability"}'>Transferability</td>
<td style="text-align: left;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Renounceable"}'>Renounceable</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Volume"}'>Volume</td>
<td style="text-align: left;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":16475000}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}'>16,475,000</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Bonus issue volume"}'>Bonus issue volume</td>
<td style="text-align: left;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}'>0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Preliminary price"}'>Preliminary price</td>
<td style="text-align: left;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":60700}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"[$₩-412]#,##0","3":1}'>₩60,700</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Preliminary value"}'>Preliminary value</td>
<td style="text-align: left;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1000032500000}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"[$₩-412]#,##0","3":1}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-3]C[0]*R[-1]C[0]">₩1,000,032,500,000</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Oversubscription privilege"}'>Oversubscription privilege</td>
<td style="text-align: left;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.2}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":3,"2":"0.00%","3":1}'>20.00%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Banker"}'>Banker</td>
<td style="text-align: left;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"KIS, NH, &amp; KB"}'>KIS, NH, &amp; KB</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":" - Underwriting type"}'>- Underwriting type</td>
<td style="text-align: left;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Standby"}'>Standby</td>
</tr>
<tr><td colspan="2" rowspan="1" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Source: DART"}'>Source: DART</td></tr>
</tbody>
</table><p>The offering carries a 27% capital increase with a 21.3% dilution. The ESOP takes 11.8%, putting the shareholder per-share allocation at 0.238.</p><table class="table table-striped">
<colgroup>
<col width="300">
<col width="300">
</colgroup>
<tbody>
<tr><td colspan="2" rowspan="1" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Allocation"}'>Allocation</td></tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Common"}'>Common</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":60988220}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}'>60,988,220</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Pref (incl. RCPS &amp; CPS)"}'>Pref (incl. RCPS &amp; CPS)</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}'>0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Total shares"}'>Total shares</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":60988220}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-2]C[0]+R[-1]C[0]">60,988,220</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Treasury shares"}'>Treasury shares</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}'>0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Total shares ex treasury shares"}'>Total shares ex treasury shares</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":60988220}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-2]C[0]-R[-1]C[0]">60,988,220</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Offer volume"}'>Offer volume</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":16475000}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}' data-sheets-formula="=R[1]C[0]+R[2]C[0]">16,475,000</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":" - Common"}'>- Common</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":16475000}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-16]C[0]">16,475,000</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":" - Pref"}'>- Pref</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}'>0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Per share allocation"}'>Per-share allocation</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.23825830627619562}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0.0000000","3":1}' data-sheets-formula="=R[15]C[0]/R[-4]C[0]">0.2382583</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Capital increase"}'>Capital increase</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.27013413409999504}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":3,"2":"0.00%","3":1}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-4]C[0]/R[-7]C[0]">27.01%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Dilution"}'>Dilution</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.212681579722609}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":3,"2":"0.00%","3":1}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-5]C[0]/(R[-8]C[0]+R[-5]C[0])">21.27%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Total shares after rights offer"}'>Total shares after rights offer</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":77463220}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}' data-sheets-formula="=R[1]C[0]+R[2]C[0]">77,463,220</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":" - Common"}'>- Common</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":77463220}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-12]C[0]+R[-7]C[0]">77,463,220</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":" - Pref"}'>- Pref</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-12]C[0]">0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Bonus issue"}'>Bonus issue</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}' data-sheets-formula="=R[1]C[0]+R[2]C[0]">0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":" - Common"}'>- Common</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}'>0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":" - Pref"}'>- Pref</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}'>0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Per share allocation"}'>Per-share allocation</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0.0000000","3":1}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-3]C[0]/(R[-6]C[0]-R[-14]C[0])">0.0000000</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Total shares after bonus issue"}'>Total shares after bonus issue</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":77463220}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}' data-sheets-formula="=R[1]C[0]+R[2]C[0]">77,463,220</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":" - Common"}'>- Common</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":77463220}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-7]C[0]+R[-4]C[0]">77,463,220</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":" - Pref"}'>- Pref</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-7]C[0]+R[-4]C[0]">0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"ESOP allocation"}'>ESOP allocation</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1944050}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}'>1,944,050</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":" - %"}'>- %</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.118}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":3,"2":"0.00%","3":1}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-1]C[0]/R[-17]C[0]">11.80%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Stockholder allocation"}'>Stockholder allocation</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":14530950}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-18]C[0]-R[-2]C[0]">14,530,950</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":" - %"}'>- %</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.882}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":3,"2":"0.00%","3":1}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-1]C[0]/R[-19]C[0]">88.20%</td>
</tr>
<tr><td colspan="2" rowspan="1" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Source: DART"}'>Source: DART</td></tr>
</tbody>
</table><p>December 8 is the ex-rights, giving 1st-round pricing on December 4. You can trade subscription rights on December 28~January 5, shortly followed by the final pricing on January 8.</p><p>The subscription falls on January 13, followed by the listing on February 3 next year.</p><table class="table table-striped">
<colgroup>
<col width="300">
<col width="300">
</colgroup>
<tbody>
<tr><td colspan="2" rowspan="1" style="width: 723.636px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Timetable"}'>Timetable</td></tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 351.818px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"BOD meeting"}'>BOD meeting</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 350.909px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":44141}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":5,"2":"yyyy. m. d","3":1}'>2020. 11. 6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 351.818px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Preliminary pricing"}'>Preliminary pricing</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 350.909px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":44169}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":5,"2":"yyyy. m. d","3":1}'>2020. 12. 4</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 351.818px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Ex-rights date"}'>Ex-rights date</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 350.909px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":44173}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":5,"2":"yyyy. m. d","3":1}'>2020. 12. 8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 351.818px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Record date"}'>Record date</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 350.909px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":44174}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":5,"2":"yyyy. m. d","3":1}'>2020. 12. 9</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 351.818px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Subscription rights trade beginning"}'>Subscription rights trade beginning</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 350.909px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":44193}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":5,"2":"yyyy. m. d","3":1}'>2020. 12. 28</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 351.818px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Subscription rights trade ending"}'>Subscription rights trade ending</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 350.909px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":44201}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":5,"2":"yyyy. m. d","3":1}'>2021. 1. 5</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 351.818px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Final pricing"}'>Final pricing</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 350.909px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":44204}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":5,"2":"yyyy. m. d","3":1}'>2021. 1. 8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 351.818px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Stockholder subscription"}'>Stockholder subscription</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 350.909px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":44209}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":5,"2":"yyyy. m. d","3":1}'>2021. 1. 13</td>
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<tr>
<td style="width: 351.818px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Public subscription"}'>Public subscription</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 350.909px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":44214}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":5,"2":"yyyy. m. d","3":1}'>2021. 1. 18</td>
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<tr>
<td style="width: 351.818px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Payment"}'>Payment</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 350.909px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":44217}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":5,"2":"yyyy. m. d","3":1}'>2021. 1. 21</td>
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<tr>
<td style="width: 351.818px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Listing"}'>Listing</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 350.909px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":44230}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":5,"2":"yyyy. m. d","3":1}'>2021. 2. 3</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 351.818px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Record date for bonus shares"}'>Record date - bonus shares</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 350.909px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"N/A"}'>N/A</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 351.818px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Listing - bonus shares"}'>Listing - bonus shares</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 350.909px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"N/A"}'>N/A</td>
</tr>
<tr><td colspan="2" rowspan="1" style="width: 723.636px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Source: DART"}'>Source: DART</td></tr>
</tbody>
</table><p>Pricing is nothing unusual at a 20% discount.</p><table class="table table-striped">
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<col width="300">
<col width="400">
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<tr><td colspan="2" rowspan="1" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Pricing"}'>Pricing</td></tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"1st round"}'>1st round</td>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"RP × (1 - 20%) / [1 + (27.01% × 20%)]"}' data-sheets-formula='="RP × (1 - "&amp;(R[11]C[0]*100&amp;"%")&amp;") / [1 + ("&amp;(R[12]C[0]*100&amp;"%"&amp;" × "&amp;(R[11]C[0]*100&amp;"%"&amp;")]"))'>RP × (1 - 20%) / [1 + (27.01% × 20%)]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":" - Reference price (RP)"}'>- Reference price (RP)</td>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Min [Close, Avg (Close, 1W VWAP, 1M VWAP)]"}'><strong>Min [Close, Avg (Close, 1W VWAP, 1M VWAP)]</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":" - Reference date"}'>- Reference date</td>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":44169}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":5,"2":"yyyy. m. d","3":1}' data-sheets-formula="=Terms!R[41]C[0]">2020. 12. 4</td>
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<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Ex-rights base price"}'>Ex-rights base price</td>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"[RP + (1st × 27.01%)] / (1 + 27.01%)"}' data-sheets-formula='="[RP + (1st × "&amp;R[9]C[0]*100&amp;"%"&amp;")] / (1 + "&amp;R[9]C[0]*100&amp;"%"&amp;")"'>[RP + (1st × 27.01%)] / (1 + 27.01%)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":" - Reference price (RP)"}'>- Reference price (RP)</td>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Previous close"}'>Previous close</td>
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<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":" - Reference date"}'>- Reference date</td>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":44173}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":5,"2":"yyyy. m. d","3":1}' data-sheets-formula="=Terms!R[39]C[0]">2020. 12. 8</td>
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<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"2nd round"}'>2nd round</td>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"RP × (1 - 20%)"}' data-sheets-formula='="RP × (1 - "&amp;(R[5]C[0]*100&amp;"%")&amp;")"'>RP × (1 - 20%)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":" - Reference price (RP)"}'>- Reference price (RP)</td>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Min [Close, Avg (Close, 1W VWAP)]"}'><strong>Min [Close, Avg (Close, 1W VWAP)]</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":" - Reference date"}'>- Reference date</td>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":44204}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":5,"2":"yyyy. m. d","3":1}' data-sheets-formula="=Terms!R[40]C[0]">2021. 1. 8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Final"}'>Final</td>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Max [Min (1st, 2nd), 3D VWAP × 60%]"}'>Max [Min (1st, 2nd), 3D VWAP × 60%]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":" - Reference date"}'>- Reference date</td>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":44204}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":5,"2":"yyyy. m. d","3":1}' data-sheets-formula="=Terms!R[38]C[0]">2021. 1. 8</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Discount rate"}'>Discount rate</td>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.2}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,3,"0.00%",1]'>20.00%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Capital increase rate"}'>Capital increase rate</td>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.2701}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,3,"0.00%",1]' data-sheets-formula="=LEFT(Terms!R[11]C[0],6)*100/100">27.01%</td>
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<tr><td colspan="2" rowspan="1" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Source: DART"}'>Source: DART</td></tr>
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POSCO Chemical announced a massive rights offering.The total offering is 16.5M shares for ₩1T. 





Overview

Issuer
Posco Chemical Co Ltd


Ticker
003670


Target
A public offering of forfeited shares after offering to stockholders


Transferability
Renounceable


Volume
16,475,000


Bonus issue volume
0


Preliminary price
₩60,700


Preliminary value
₩1,000,032,500,000


Oversubscription privilege
20.00%


Banker
KIS, NH, &amp; KB


- Underwriting type
Standby

Source: DART

The offering carries a 27% capital increase with a 21.3% dilution. The ESOP takes 11.8%, putting the shareholder per-share allocation at 0.238.





Allocation

Common
60,988,220


Pref (incl. RCPS &amp; CPS)
0


Total shares
60,988,220


Treasury shares
0


Total shares ex treasury shares
60,988,220


Offer volume
16,475,000


- Common
16,475,000


- Pref
0


Per-share allocation
0.2382583


Capital increase
27.01%


Dilution
21.27%


Total shares after rights offer
77,463,220


- Common
77,463,220


- Pref
0


Bonus issue
0


- Common
0


- Pref
0


Per-share allocation
0.0000000


Total shares after bonus issue
77,463,220


- Common
77,463,220


- Pref
0


ESOP allocation
1,944,050


- %
11.80%


Stockholder allocation
14,530,950


- %
88.20%

Source: DART

December 8 is the ex-rights, giving 1st-round pricing on December 4. You can trade subscription rights on December 28~January 5, shortly followed by the final pricing on January 8.The subscription falls on January 13, followed by the listing on February 3 next year.





Timetable

BOD meeting
2020. 11. 6


Preliminary pricing
2020. 12. 4


Ex-rights date
2020. 12. 8


Record date
2020. 12. 9


Subscription rights trade beginning
2020. 12. 28


Subscription rights trade ending
2021. 1. 5


Final pricing
2021. 1. 8


Stockholder subscription
2021. 1. 13


Public subscription
2021. 1. 18


Payment
2021. 1. 21


Listing
2021. 2. 3


Record date - bonus shares
N/A


Listing - bonus shares
N/A

Source: DART

Pricing is nothing unusual at a 20% discount.





Pricing

1st round
RP × (1 - 20%) / [1 + (27.01% × 20%)]


- Reference price (RP)
Min [Close, Avg (Close, 1W VWAP, 1M VWAP)]


- Reference date
2020. 12. 4


Ex-rights base price
[RP + (1st × 27.01%)] / (1 + 27.01%)


- Reference price (RP)
Previous close


- Reference date
2020. 12. 8


2nd round
RP × (1 - 20%)


- Reference price (RP)
Min [Close, Avg (Close, 1W VWAP)]


- Reference date
2021. 1. 8


Final
Max [Min (1st, 2nd), 3D VWAP × 60%]


- Reference date
2021. 1. 8


Discount rate
20.00%


Capital increase rate
27.01%

Source: DART



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It has been reported in the past few days that NPS is likely to put a greater emphasis on ESG (environmental, social, &amp; governance) based investing for Korean stocks and bonds starting 2021. NPS has currently given a mandate to a company to help NPS to apply ESG based investment system. The ESG evaluations are expected to aid NPS to actively exercise shareholder rights and also to carry out negative screening of stocks.Implications of NPS Incorporating More ESG Criteria on Domestic Investments (Bonds &amp; Stocks)
Negative Impact on VICE industries 
Positive Impact on Renewable Energy Industries
Negative Impact on Coal &amp; Oil Industries
Greater Representation of Women in Senior Management Team/BOD


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