Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Douglas Research Advisory

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<li>LG Chem is considering on paying higher dividends using sale proceeds from LG Energy Solution. </li>
<li>This breaks the company's principle of using only ordinary income from operating activities as a source for dividends.</li>
<li>If indeed LG Chem goes ahead with this plan, this would be as a result of heightened demands from major activist investors including Palliser Capital.</li>
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LG Chem is considering on paying higher dividends using sale proceeds from LG Energy Solution. 
This breaks the company's principle of using only ordinary income from operating activities as a source for dividends.
If indeed LG Chem goes ahead with this plan, this would be as a result of heightened demands from major activist investors including Palliser Capital.


LG Chem: Considering Higher Dividend Payout Using Sale Proceeds from LGES

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

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<li>Last week, London-based activist Palliser Capital tapped <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lg-chem-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:3583:1" rel="noopener">LG Chem (051910 KS)</a> to remedy its NAV market discount. Palliser also said it now holds a little over 1% in LG Chem.</li>
<li>LG Chem's large NAV discount is well known. It has been present since ~82%-held <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lg-energy-solution" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:33464:1" rel="noopener">LG Energy Solution (373220 KS)</a> (LGES) was listed in January 2022. </li>
<li>An obvious solution is to pare down the LGES stake, and buy back shares. Yet the discount remains as the market views management as being (stubbornly) set in their ways.</li>
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Last week, London-based activist Palliser Capital tapped LG Chem (051910 KS) to remedy its NAV market discount. Palliser also said it now holds a little over 1% in LG Chem.
LG Chem's large NAV discount is well known. It has been present since ~82%-held LG Energy Solution (373220 KS) (LGES) was listed in January 2022. 
An obvious solution is to pare down the LGES stake, and buy back shares. Yet the discount remains as the market views management as being (stubbornly) set in their ways.


LG Chem (051910 KS): Palliser Targets Steep NAV Discount

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<li>Palliser discloxes stake in <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 subsequently seeks to spill the board and undertake buybacks. </li>
<li>The family  increased their bid for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/pacific-industrial-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6261:1" rel="noopener">Pacific Industrial (7250 JP)</a> by 42.4%, from ¥2,050 to ¥2,919/share. This now becomes a short-term rate of return trade. It will trade relatively tight.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/first-pacific-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:173:1" rel="noopener">First Pacific Co (142 HK)</a> appears to have squeezed the most out its unlisted subsidiary MPIC, for now, with the forthcoming Maynilad IPO.</li>
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Palliser discloxes stake in LG Chem Ltd (051910 KS), and subsequently seeks to spill the board and undertake buybacks. 
The family  increased their bid for Pacific Industrial (7250 JP) by 42.4%, from ¥2,050 to ¥2,919/share. This now becomes a short-term rate of return trade. It will trade relatively tight.

First Pacific Co (142 HK) appears to have squeezed the most out its unlisted subsidiary MPIC, for now, with the forthcoming Maynilad IPO.


Last Week In Event SPACE: LG Chem, Pacific Industrial, Critical Minerals, First Pacific

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>In this insight, we provide the top 10 stock picks and key catalysts in the Korean stock market for the next two weeks (24 October to 7 November 2025).</li>
<li>Top 10 picks in this bi-weekly include Samsung Life Insurance, Samsung C&amp;T, KT&amp;G, LG CNS, Samchully, Hyundai Elevator, Korea Zinc, LG Chem (Pref), SK Inc, and LS Corp. </li>
<li>Rechargeable battery was the best performing sector in KOSPI in the past two weeks including L&amp;F (+87.1%) Posco Future M (+65.4%) CosmoAM&amp;T (+51.9%) and EcoPro Materials (+46.8%).</li>
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In this insight, we provide the top 10 stock picks and key catalysts in the Korean stock market for the next two weeks (24 October to 7 November 2025).
Top 10 picks in this bi-weekly include Samsung Life Insurance, Samsung C&amp;T, KT&amp;G, LG CNS, Samchully, Hyundai Elevator, Korea Zinc, LG Chem (Pref), SK Inc, and LS Corp. 
Rechargeable battery was the best performing sector in KOSPI in the past two weeks including L&amp;F (+87.1%) Posco Future M (+65.4%) CosmoAM&amp;T (+51.9%) and EcoPro Materials (+46.8%).


Top 10 Korean Stock Picks and Key Catalysts Bi-Weekly (24 October to 7 November 2025)

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<li>Palliser Capital started to go activist on LG Chem.  According to Palliser Capital, LG Chem's share price is trading at a 74% discount to its NAV.</li>
<li>Palliser Capital proposed improving the composition of the board of directors, restructuring the executive compensation system to align with shareholder interests, and higher share buybacks. </li>
<li>Our updated NAV analysis of LG Chem suggests implied price of 613,438 won per share, which represents a 57% higher levels than current levels.</li>
</ul>


Palliser Capital started to go activist on LG Chem.  According to Palliser Capital, LG Chem's share price is trading at a 74% discount to its NAV.
Palliser Capital proposed improving the composition of the board of directors, restructuring the executive compensation system to align with shareholder interests, and higher share buybacks. 
Our updated NAV analysis of LG Chem suggests implied price of 613,438 won per share, which represents a 57% higher levels than current levels.


Palliser Capital Goes Activist on LG Chem

South Korea

LG Chem Ltd. is a chemical manufacturer.  The Company's products include petrochemicals, plastic resins, and engineering plastics.  LG Chem also produces industrial and electronic materials.

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