Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Nearly 30 years of experience in the Korean/Asian equity research. Major sectors coverage include the following:
- Technology 
- Consumer 
- Special Situations/Deep Value Plays
- Tender Offers/M&As
- Holdcos/Stubs
- Asian Unicorns/Private Companies

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

FCP Capital Sends a Proposal to KT&G to Buy Korea Ginseng Corp for 1.9 Trillion Won

KT&G: New, Upgraded Total Shareholder Return Plan

2024 High Conviction: [KT&G - Likely To Announce Cigarette Price Hikes in 2H24]

KT&G: A New Shareholder Return Policy Worth 2.8 Trillion Won Over Next 3 Years

Alpha Generation Through Share Buybacks in Korea: August & September 2023

Battle Lines Drawn As BABA Builds Out First/Last-Mile Capacity; But Who Will Fund 75+ Bn CNY CapEx?

Event-Driven

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<li>One of the biggest news facing KT&amp;G this year as been a class action lawsuit against KT&amp;G's directors by Flashlight Capital Partners.</li>
<li>KT&amp;G announced that it will cancel 3.5 million shares (about 315 billion won) on 16 February, which represent 2.6% of its outstanding shares and 16.7% of treasury shares.</li>
<li>One of the major reasons why we remain positive on KT&amp;G is that there is a relatively high probability of the company announcing cigarette price hikes in 2H 2024.</li>
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One of the biggest news facing KT&amp;G this year as been a class action lawsuit against KT&amp;G's directors by Flashlight Capital Partners.
KT&amp;G announced that it will cancel 3.5 million shares (about 315 billion won) on 16 February, which represent 2.6% of its outstanding shares and 16.7% of treasury shares.
One of the major reasons why we remain positive on KT&amp;G is that there is a relatively high probability of the company announcing cigarette price hikes in 2H 2024.


A First Major Class Action Lawsuit Against KT&G's Directors by FCP + KT&G's Results Analysis in 2023

KT&G Corporation

A First Major Class Action Lawsuit Against KT&G's Directors by FCP + KT&G's Results Analysis in 2023