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Korea / Special Situations

Korea / Special Sits, Pairs, Index Rebalancing

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<h2>Offering terms</h2><p>One of Korea's major flag-carrying maritime transporter (only behind HMM in size), SM Line, put out the IPO prospectus. It will be listed on the KOSDAQ market around late November. The total offering is 34 million shares, representing 50% of the current number of shares outstanding. The institutional allotment is 68.5~75.0% of the offering.</p><table class="table table-striped">
<colgroup>
<col width="100">
<col width="100">
</colgroup>
<tbody>
<tr><td colspan="2" rowspan="1" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Offering size"}'>Offering size</td></tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Ticker"}'>Ticker</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"TBA"}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"[$₩-412]#,##0","3":1}' data-sheets-formula="=R[1]C[-2]">076710</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Bourse"}'>Bourse</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"KOSPI"}'>KOSPI</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Pre-IPO SO"}'>Pre-IPO SO</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":67688440}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}' data-sheets-formula="=R[1]C[-2]">67,688,440</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Offering"}'><strong>Offering</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":33844220}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}' data-sheets-formula="=R[3]C[-2]"><strong>33,844,220</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"- % of SO"}'><strong>- % of SO</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.5}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":3,"2":"0.00%","3":1}' data-sheets-formula="=Terms!R[5]C[-2]"><strong>50.00%</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"- Institutional allotment"}'><strong>- Institutional allotment</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"55.00~75.00%"}' data-sheets-formula="=Terms!R[5]C[-2]"><strong>68.50~75.00%</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr><td colspan="2" rowspan="1" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Source: DART"}'>Source: DART</td></tr>
</tbody>
</table><p>This is a split offering at a 50:50 ratio. So the capital increase rate is 25%, with a share dilution at 20%.</p><table class="table table-striped">
<colgroup>
<col width="100">
<col width="100">
</colgroup>
<tbody>
<tr><td colspan="2" rowspan="1" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Split"}'>Split</td></tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Primary %"}'><strong>Primary %</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.5}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":3,"2":"0.00%","3":1}' data-sheets-formula="=Terms!R[3]C[-2]"><strong>50.00%</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Secondary %"}'><strong>Secondary %</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.5}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":3,"2":"0.00%","3":1}' data-sheets-formula="=Terms!R[4]C[-2]"><strong>50.00%</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Post-IPO shares outstanding"}'>Post-IPO shares outstanding</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":84610550}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-9]C[0]+Terms!R[2]C[-2]">84,610,550</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Capital increase rate"}'>Capital increase rate</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.25}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":3,"2":"0.00%","3":1}' data-sheets-formula="=Terms!R[4]C[-2]">25.00%</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Dilution"}'>Dilution</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.2}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":3,"2":"0.00%","3":1}' data-sheets-formula="=Terms!R[4]C[-2]">20.00%</td>
</tr>
<tr><td colspan="2" rowspan="1" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Source: DART"}'>Source: DART</td></tr>
</tbody>
</table><p>The book opens on November 1, and the allotment will be disclosed on November 3. The subscription follows on November 4, followed by the payment on November 9. The listing date will be announced later.</p><table class="table table-striped">
<colgroup>
<col width="100">
<col width="100">
</colgroup>
<tbody>
<tr><td colspan="2" rowspan="1" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Schedule"}'>Schedule</td></tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Book open"}'><strong>Book open</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":44501}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":5,"2":"yyyy\". \"mm\". \"dd","3":1}'><strong>2021. 11. 01</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Book close"}'><strong>Book close</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":44502}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":5,"2":"yyyy\". \"mm\". \"dd","3":1}'><strong>2021. 11. 02</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Allotment"}'>Allotment</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":44503}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":5,"2":"yyyy\". \"mm\". \"dd","3":1}'>2021. 11. 03</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Subscription"}'>Subscription</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":44446}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":5,"2":"yyyy\". \"mm\". \"dd","3":1}'>2021. 11. 04</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Payment"}'><strong>Payment</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":44449}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":5,"2":"yyyy\". \"mm\". \"dd","3":1}'><strong>2021. 11. 09</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Listing"}'>Listing</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"-"}'>-</td>
</tr>
<tr><td colspan="2" rowspan="1" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Source: DART"}'>Source: DART</td></tr>
</tbody>
</table><p>The share of the largest shareholder will be 60% after listing. The stake is locked for six months. And the amount of inflow through the public offering is 40% of the post-IPO total shares.</p><table class="table table-striped">
<colgroup>
<col width="100">
<col width="100">
<col width="100">
<col width="100">
</colgroup>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Shareholders"}'>Shareholders</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Shares"}'>Shares</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Post-IPO shareholding %"}'>Post-IPO shareholding %</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Lockup"}'>Lockup</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"TK Chemicals"}'>TK Chemicals</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":18646232}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}'>18,646,232</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.2204}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":3,"2":"0.00%","3":1}'>22.04%</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"6 months"}'>6 months</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Samra Midas"}'>Samra Midas</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":17846733}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}'>17,846,733</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.2109}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":3,"2":"0.00%","3":1}'>21.09%</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"6 months"}'>6 months</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Samra Inc"}'>Samra Inc</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":14273365}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}'>14,273,365</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.1687}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":3,"2":"0.00%","3":1}'>16.87%</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"6 months"}'>6 months</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":" - Major shareholder"}'><strong>- Major shareholder total</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":50766330}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}' data-sheets-formula="=sum(R[-3]C[0]:R[-1]C[0])"><strong>50,766,330</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.6}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":3,"2":"0.00%","3":1}' data-sheets-formula="=sum(R[-3]C[0]:R[-1]C[0])"><strong>60.00%</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"6 months"}'><strong>6 months</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr><td colspan="4"></td></tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"ESOP (post-IPO)"}'>ESOP (post-IPO)</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":507663}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}'>507,663</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.006}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":3,"2":"0.00%","3":1}'>0.60%</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"1 year"}'>1 year</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"IPO"}'>IPO</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":33336557}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}'>33,336,557</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.394}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":3,"2":"0.00%","3":1}'>39.40%</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"-"}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":2,"2":"#,##0","3":1}'>-</td>
</tr>
<tr><td colspan="4" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Source: DART"}'>Source: DART</td></tr>
</tbody>
</table>

Offering termsOne of Korea's major flag-carrying maritime transporter (only behind HMM in size), SM Line, put out the IPO prospectus. It will be listed on the KOSDAQ market around late November. The total offering is 34 million shares, representing 50% of the current number of shares outstanding. The institutional allotment is 68.5~75.0% of the offering.





Offering size

Ticker
076710


Bourse
KOSPI


Pre-IPO SO
67,688,440


Offering
33,844,220


- % of SO
50.00%


- Institutional allotment
68.50~75.00%

Source: DART

This is a split offering at a 50:50 ratio. So the capital increase rate is 25%, with a share dilution at 20%.





Split

Primary %
50.00%


Secondary %
50.00%


Post-IPO shares outstanding
84,610,550


Capital increase rate
25.00%


Dilution
20.00%

Source: DART

The book opens on November 1, and the allotment will be disclosed on November 3. The subscription follows on November 4, followed by the payment on November 9. The listing date will be announced later.





Schedule

Book open
2021. 11. 01


Book close
2021. 11. 02


Allotment
2021. 11. 03


Subscription
2021. 11. 04


Payment
2021. 11. 09


Listing
-

Source: DART

The share of the largest shareholder will be 60% after listing. The stake is locked for six months. And the amount of inflow through the public offering is 40% of the post-IPO total shares.








Shareholders
Shares
Post-IPO shareholding %
Lockup


TK Chemicals
18,646,232
22.04%
6 months


Samra Midas
17,846,733
21.09%
6 months


Samra Inc
14,273,365
16.87%
6 months


- Major shareholder total
50,766,330
60.00%
6 months



ESOP (post-IPO)
507,663
0.60%
1 year


IPO
33,336,557
39.40%
-

Source: DART



SM Line IPO: Offering Terms, Valuation Details, & Risk Analysis

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

<div class="content-highlight">
<p>SM Line Corp is getting ready to complete its IPO in the KOSDAQ exchange in the next few weeks. This is the first shipping (marine transportation) company IPO in Korea in 14 years. SM Line Corp is trying to capitalize on the highly bullish environment for shipping companies globally.</p>
<p>The IPO price range is from 18,000 won to 25,000 won. At the high end of the IPO price range, the implied market cap of the company is 2.1 trillion won. The IPO offering amount range is from 609 billion won to 846 billion won. The book building for the institutional investors starts on 1 November. The lead underwrite of the IPO is NH Investment &amp; Securities. </p>
<p>The company plans to use the<a href="https://pulsenews.co.kr/view.php?year=2021&amp;no=826592" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> IPO proceeds</a> to purchase more eco-friendly, green vessels to better respond to stricter carbon emission rules to be applied from 2022. It is also considering on buying used vessels that can be used immediately to capitalize on the current global ship shortages. </p>
</div>


SM Line Corp is getting ready to complete its IPO in the KOSDAQ exchange in the next few weeks. This is the first shipping (marine transportation) company IPO in Korea in 14 years. SM Line Corp is trying to capitalize on the highly bullish environment for shipping companies globally.
The IPO price range is from 18,000 won to 25,000 won. At the high end of the IPO price range, the implied market cap of the company is 2.1 trillion won. The IPO offering amount range is from 609 billion won to 846 billion won. The book building for the institutional investors starts on 1 November. The lead underwrite of the IPO is NH Investment &amp; Securities. 
The company plans to use the IPO proceeds to purchase more eco-friendly, green vessels to better respond to stricter carbon emission rules to be applied from 2022. It is also considering on buying used vessels that can be used immediately to capitalize on the current global ship shortages. 


Equity Bottom-Up

<p>In this insight, we discuss the top 10 most heavily shorted stocks in KOSPI (amount shorted/market cap). There has been some sharp increase in the shorting levels of these stocks in Korea in recent weeks and these heavily shorted stocks have accelerated their underperformance relative to the KOSPI. Given the increased market volatility in the past three months, it makes sense to pay more attention to the heavily shorted stocks in Korea as more institutions (especially local ones) have been shorting these stocks. </p><p><strong>Local institutions driving higher shorts in KOSPI in September</strong> - It has been noted that the local institutions accounted for 34% of total shorts trading volumes in KOSPI (as of 30 September), which is up significantly from 16.6% on 30 August. The local institutions' shorting amount increased from 60 billion won at the end of August to 180 billion won on 30 September. </p><p>The top 10 most heavily shorted stocks in Korea are down on average 12.6% in the past three months, which is nearly double the underperformance of KOSPI which is down 6.9% in this period. Among these top 10 most shorted stocks, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/shinpoong-pharmaceutical-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:7296:1" rel="noopener">Shinpoong Pharmaceutical (019170 KS)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hmm-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13494:1" rel="noopener">HMM Co., Ltd. (011200 KS)</a>, and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lg-display-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:7145:1" rel="noopener">LG Display (034220 KS)</a> have been the worst performing stocks in this period.</p>

In this insight, we discuss the top 10 most heavily shorted stocks in KOSPI (amount shorted/market cap). There has been some sharp increase in the shorting levels of these stocks in Korea in recent weeks and these heavily shorted stocks have accelerated their underperformance relative to the KOSPI. Given the increased market volatility in the past three months, it makes sense to pay more attention to the heavily shorted stocks in Korea as more institutions (especially local ones) have been shorting these stocks. Local institutions driving higher shorts in KOSPI in September - It has been noted that the local institutions accounted for 34% of total shorts trading volumes in KOSPI (as of 30 September), which is up significantly from 16.6% on 30 August. The local institutions' shorting amount increased from 60 billion won at the end of August to 180 billion won on 30 September. The top 10 most heavily shorted stocks in Korea are down on average 12.6% in the past three months, which is nearly double the underperformance of KOSPI which is down 6.9% in this period. Among these top 10 most shorted stocks, Shinpoong Pharmaceutical (019170 KS), HMM Co., Ltd. (011200 KS), and LG Display (034220 KS) have been the worst performing stocks in this period.

Local Institutions Drive Higher Shorts in KOSPI

Event-Driven

<p>Currently, the largest shareholder of HMM is Korea Development Bank (KDB). And KDB and KOBC (Korea Ocean Business Corporation) jointly exercise the management rights of HMM.</p><table class="table table-striped">
<colgroup>
<col width="100">
<col width="100">
<col width="100">
<col width="100">
</colgroup>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Shareholders"}'>Shareholders</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Shareholding"}'>Shareholding</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Last filed"}'>Last filed</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Shares"}'>Shares</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Korea Development Bank (KDB)"}'><strong>Korea Development Bank (KDB)</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.24963288725180544}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,3,"0.00%",1]'><strong>24.96%</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"2021-07-16"}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":1}'><strong>2021-07-16</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":101199297}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"#,##0",1]'><strong>101,199,297</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Korea Ocean Business Corporation (KOBC)"}'><strong>Korea Ocean Business Corporation (KOBC)</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.034395926039941634}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,3,"0.00%",1]'><strong>3.44%</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"2018-07-05"}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":1}'><strong>2018-07-05</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":13943850}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"#,##0",1]'><strong>13,943,850</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr><td colspan="4"></td></tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Bae Jae-hoon &amp; 21 others"}'>Bae Jae-hoon &amp; 21 others</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.0003835024204580289}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,3,"0.00%",1]'>0.04%</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"2021-07-30"}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":1}'>2021-07-30</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":155469}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"#,##0",1]'>155,469</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"ESOP"}'>ESOP</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.0025614584218971973}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,3,"0.00%",1]'>0.26%</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"2018-06-29"}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":1}'>2018-06-29</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":1038396}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"#,##0",1]'>1,038,396</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Korea Credit Guarantee Fund (KoDIT)"}'>Korea Credit Guarantee Fund (KoDIT)</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.060503851912776074}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,3,"0.00%",1]'>6.05%</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"2019-07-24"}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":1}'>2019-07-24</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":24527807}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"#,##0",1]'>24,527,807</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"NPS"}'>NPS</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.05254129438269536}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,3,"0.00%",1]'>5.25%</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"2021-06-22"}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":1}'>2021-06-22</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":21299846}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,2,"#,##0",1]'>21,299,846</td>
</tr>
<tr><td colspan="4" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Source: DART"}'>Source: DART</td></tr>
</tbody>
</table><p>However, KDB Chairman (Lee Dong-geul) recently said at a press conference on the 4th anniversary of his inauguration that KOBC alone will run HMM from next year. Chairman Lee declined to comment on the specific method of realizing this, but did say that it would be desirable for KDB to sell the remaining stake in HMM in stages.</p><p>In fact, KDB's complete exit is not surprising. This is because the role of the KDB itself is a state-run creditor bank, and it cannot be in charge of the management of private companies forever. On the other hand, KOBC's primary purpose is to manage a nationalized company rather than a creditor. Therefore, it is inevitable for KOBC to become the largest shareholder of HMM in the near future.</p><p><strong>But the question is how.</strong></p><div class="content-highlight"><p>In this connection, the KDB chairman had a nuance that KOBC would become the largest shareholder first and KDB would then sell the remaining stake.</p></div>

Currently, the largest shareholder of HMM is Korea Development Bank (KDB). And KDB and KOBC (Korea Ocean Business Corporation) jointly exercise the management rights of HMM.








Shareholders
Shareholding
Last filed
Shares


Korea Development Bank (KDB)
24.96%
2021-07-16
101,199,297


Korea Ocean Business Corporation (KOBC)
3.44%
2018-07-05
13,943,850



Bae Jae-hoon &amp; 21 others
0.04%
2021-07-30
155,469


ESOP
0.26%
2018-06-29
1,038,396


Korea Credit Guarantee Fund (KoDIT)
6.05%
2019-07-24
24,527,807


NPS
5.25%
2021-06-22
21,299,846

Source: DART

However, KDB Chairman (Lee Dong-geul) recently said at a press conference on the 4th anniversary of his inauguration that KOBC alone will run HMM from next year. Chairman Lee declined to comment on the specific method of realizing this, but did say that it would be desirable for KDB to sell the remaining stake in HMM in stages.In fact, KDB's complete exit is not surprising. This is because the role of the KDB itself is a state-run creditor bank, and it cannot be in charge of the management of private companies forever. On the other hand, KOBC's primary purpose is to manage a nationalized company rather than a creditor. Therefore, it is inevitable for KOBC to become the largest shareholder of HMM in the near future.But the question is how.In this connection, the KDB chairman had a nuance that KOBC would become the largest shareholder first and KDB would then sell the remaining stake.

HMM, Another Massive CB Conversion (Share Dilution) Risk & Short Trading Opportunity

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One, Periscope Analytics

Brian Freitas

Pan-Asia Index Rebalances/ Events/ Delta One

Quantitative Analysis

<div><p>The Asia Short Interest weekly looks at moves in market wide short interest and highlights movements in stock specific short interest across Hong Kong, Japan, Korea and Taiwan using the last available data published by the relevant authorities.</p></div><div><p>Hong Kong saw shorts rise on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/meituan-dianping" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26970:1" rel="noopener">Meituan (3690 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/li-ning-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6047:1" rel="noopener">Li Ning (2331 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-merchants-bank-co-ltd-3388a037-4214-4997-b45d-520518cfdb57" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10987:1" rel="noopener">China Merchants Bank H (3968 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/dongyue-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20429:1" rel="noopener">Dongyue Group (189 HK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/beijing-kuaishou-technology-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29725:1" rel="noopener">Kuaishou Technology (1024 HK)</a> while there was short covering on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/alibaba-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28434:1" rel="noopener">Alibaba Group (9988 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ping-an-insurance-grp-co-of-china-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:12880:1" rel="noopener">Ping An Insurance (H) (2318 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sunny-optical-tech" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13363:1" rel="noopener">Sunny Optical (2382 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/xiaomi-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:24409:1" rel="noopener">Xiaomi Corp (1810 HK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/jd-health-international-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:29677:1" rel="noopener">JD Health (6618 HK)</a>. Shorts increased in the Communication Services and Materials sectors while decreasing in the Financials, Information Technology and Health Care sectors.</p></div><div><p>In Japan, stocks increased on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/pan-pacific-international-holdings-corporation" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13475:1" rel="noopener">Pan Pacific International Holdings (7532 JP)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sekisui-house-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:4508:1" rel="noopener">Sekisui House (1928 JP)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/toshiba-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:637:1" rel="noopener">Toshiba Corp (6502 JP)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/toyo-seikan-group-holdings-l" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:11858:1" rel="noopener">Toyo Seikan Group Holdings L (5901 JP)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/canon-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1:1" rel="noopener">Canon Inc (7751 JP)</a> while there was short covering on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/money-forward-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:25919:1" rel="noopener">Money Forward (3994 JP)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/eneos-holdings-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:638:1" rel="noopener">ENEOS Holdings (5020 JP)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/sbi-holdings-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10928:1" rel="noopener">SBI Holdings (8473 JP)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/yamaha-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:17841:1" rel="noopener">Yamaha Corp (7951 JP)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lasalle-logiport-reit" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:22658:1" rel="noopener">Lasalle Logiport REIT (3466 JP)</a>. Shorts increased in most sectors led by the Consumer Discretionary, Industrials, Real Estate, Information Technology and Materials stocks.</p></div><div><p>In Korea, shorts increased on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/amorepacific-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20854:1" rel="noopener">Amorepacific Corp (090430 KS)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kakao-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15002:1" rel="noopener">Kakao Corp (035720 KS)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hmm-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:13494:1" rel="noopener">HMM Co., Ltd. (011200 KS)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lg-electronics-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8814:1" rel="noopener">LG Electronics (066570 KS)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/shinpoong-pharmaceutical-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:7296:1" rel="noopener">Shinpoong Pharmaceutical (019170 KS)</a>   while shorts were covered on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/samsung-electronics-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:191:1" rel="noopener">Samsung Electronics (005930 KS)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hanwha-solutions" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8656:1" rel="noopener">Hanwha Solutions (009830 KS)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kt-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1112:1" rel="noopener">KT Corp (030200 KS)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lg-chem-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3583:1" rel="noopener">LG Chem Ltd (051910 KS)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/ncsoft-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:5169:1" rel="noopener">NCSOFT Corp (036570 KS)</a>.</p></div><div><p>In Taiwan, shorts increased on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/wan-hai-lines-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:14262:1" rel="noopener">Wan Hai Lines (2615 TT)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/taiwan-semiconductor-manufacturing-company" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:11230:1" rel="noopener">TSMC (2330 TT)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/fubon-financial-holding-co" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:11869:1" rel="noopener">Fubon Financial Holding Co (2881 TT)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/mediatek-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:772:1" rel="noopener">Mediatek Inc (2454 TT)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/novatek-microelectronics-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10904:1" rel="noopener">Novatek Microelectronics Corp (3034 TT)</a>     while shorts covered on <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/united-microelectronics-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6450:1" rel="noopener">United Microelectronics Corp (2303 TT)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/catcher-technology-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:4957:1" rel="noopener">Catcher Technology (2474 TT)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/focaltech-systems-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:11240:1" rel="noopener">Focaltech Systems (3545 TT)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/nuvoton-technology-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15913:1" rel="noopener">Nuvoton Technology (4919 TT)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/chailease-holding-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6579:1" rel="noopener">Chailease Holding (5871 TT)</a>.</p></div>

The Asia Short Interest weekly looks at moves in market wide short interest and highlights movements in stock specific short interest across Hong Kong, Japan, Korea and Taiwan using the last available data published by the relevant authorities.Hong Kong saw shorts rise on Meituan (3690 HK), Li Ning (2331 HK), China Merchants Bank H (3968 HK), Dongyue Group (189 HK) and Kuaishou Technology (1024 HK) while there was short covering on Alibaba Group (9988 HK), Ping An Insurance (H) (2318 HK), Sunny Optical (2382 HK), Xiaomi Corp (1810 HK) and JD Health (6618 HK). Shorts increased in the Communication Services and Materials sectors while decreasing in the Financials, Information Technology and Health Care sectors.In Japan, stocks increased on Pan Pacific International Holdings (7532 JP), Sekisui House (1928 JP), Toshiba Corp (6502 JP), Toyo Seikan Group Holdings L (5901 JP) and Canon Inc (7751 JP) while there was short covering on Money Forward (3994 JP), ENEOS Holdings (5020 JP), SBI Holdings (8473 JP), Yamaha Corp (7951 JP) and Lasalle Logiport REIT (3466 JP). Shorts increased in most sectors led by the Consumer Discretionary, Industrials, Real Estate, Information Technology and Materials stocks.In Korea, shorts increased on Amorepacific Corp (090430 KS), Kakao Corp (035720 KS), HMM Co., Ltd. (011200 KS), LG Electronics (066570 KS) and Shinpoong Pharmaceutical (019170 KS)   while shorts were covered on Samsung Electronics (005930 KS), Hanwha Solutions (009830 KS), KT Corp (030200 KS), LG Chem Ltd (051910 KS) and NCSOFT Corp (036570 KS).In Taiwan, shorts increased on Wan Hai Lines (2615 TT), TSMC (2330 TT), Fubon Financial Holding Co (2881 TT), Mediatek Inc (2454 TT) and Novatek Microelectronics Corp (3034 TT)     while shorts covered on United Microelectronics Corp (2303 TT), Catcher Technology (2474 TT), Focaltech Systems (3545 TT), Nuvoton Technology (4919 TT) and Chailease Holding (5871 TT).

Asia Shorts: Meituan, CMB, Li Ning, Sekisui, Toyo Seikan, Toshiba, Kakao, HMM, LGE, Wan Hai, TSMC

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HMM Co., Ltd. provides marine transportation services.  The Company commands different types of vessels including full container vessels, oil tankers, car carriers, LNG carriers, bulk carriers, and tramps.

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