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Sanghyun Park

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Korea / Special Sits, Pairs, Index Rebalancing

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Hanwha Aerospace / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Market sees this as an M&amp;A play, not just de-leveraging. Sentiment’s split, and despite a tight discount, uncertainty on take-up could spark major dislocations in stock and rights.</li>
<li>Hanwha’s ₩3.6T raise drops just a week after Samsung SDI’s ₩2T—₩5.5T back-to-back. Absorption looks brutal, setting up serious volatility and prime trading opps if liquidity tightens.</li>
<li>The FSC fast-tracked this, flagging it instantly but also hinting approval. With regulator risk off, any cash market snapback tomorrow should stay in check.</li>
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Market sees this as an M&amp;A play, not just de-leveraging. Sentiment’s split, and despite a tight discount, uncertainty on take-up could spark major dislocations in stock and rights.
Hanwha’s ₩3.6T raise drops just a week after Samsung SDI’s ₩2T—₩5.5T back-to-back. Absorption looks brutal, setting up serious volatility and prime trading opps if liquidity tightens.
The FSC fast-tracked this, flagging it instantly but also hinting approval. With regulator risk off, any cash market snapback tomorrow should stay in check.


Hanwha Aerospace’s Monster Raise: Checking Key Angles

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs, Douglas Research Advisory

Douglas Kim

Korea/Asia, Events, IPOs

Douglas Research Advisory

Event-Driven

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<li>Hanwha Group Chairman Kim Seung-youn (born in 1952) made a major move to give 11.32% of his shares in Hanwha Corporation (000880 KS) to his three sons.</li>
<li>It is estimated that the three sons will need to pay nearly 222 billion won in inheritance taxes associated with receiving additional stakes in Hanwha Corp.</li>
<li>Because the three sons need to pay for the high amounts of inheritance taxes, Hanwha Corp is likely to raise the dividend payout in the next several years.</li>
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Hanwha Group Chairman Kim Seung-youn (born in 1952) made a major move to give 11.32% of his shares in Hanwha Corporation (000880 KS) to his three sons.
It is estimated that the three sons will need to pay nearly 222 billion won in inheritance taxes associated with receiving additional stakes in Hanwha Corp.
Because the three sons need to pay for the high amounts of inheritance taxes, Hanwha Corp is likely to raise the dividend payout in the next several years.


Fat Inheritance Taxes for Hanwha Group Chairman Kim's Three Sons Post Receiving Hanwha Corp Shares

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<li>The chances of a Hanwha Corp-Hanwha Energy merger just dropped significantly. With the brothers now owning 43%, the merger's effectively off.</li>
<li>The three brothers face a KRW 200B gift tax bill and need liquidity. They’ll raise cash via Hanwha Energy’s IPO, with the youngest brother set to sell a 10% stake.</li>
<li>Hanwha Corp will likely fund its Hanwha Aerospace rights issue through a rights offering, using KRW 1.3 trillion from Hanwha Energy, after shutting down merger rumors.</li>
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The chances of a Hanwha Corp-Hanwha Energy merger just dropped significantly. With the brothers now owning 43%, the merger's effectively off.
The three brothers face a KRW 200B gift tax bill and need liquidity. They’ll raise cash via Hanwha Energy’s IPO, with the youngest brother set to sell a 10% stake.
Hanwha Corp will likely fund its Hanwha Aerospace rights issue through a rights offering, using KRW 1.3 trillion from Hanwha Energy, after shutting down merger rumors.


Hanwha's Surprise Gift Disclosure: Three Major Takeaways

Hanwha Corporation / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>Hanwha Corp’s chances of raising 1T KRW without a capital call are slim, likely channeling Hanwha Energy’s 1.3T KRW into Hanwha Corp intead of Hanwha Aero.</li>
<li>A shareholder-allotted rights issue from Hanwha Corp looks likely, and with short-selling resumption, it sets up a clean arbitrage play with low risk before the official announcement.</li>
<li>Timing is key—Hanwha’s using debt for now, but likely won’t delay long. Expect Hanwha Corp’s rights issue to follow Hanwha Aero’s, probably between June and July.</li>
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Hanwha Corp’s chances of raising 1T KRW without a capital call are slim, likely channeling Hanwha Energy’s 1.3T KRW into Hanwha Corp intead of Hanwha Aero.
A shareholder-allotted rights issue from Hanwha Corp looks likely, and with short-selling resumption, it sets up a clean arbitrage play with low risk before the official announcement.
Timing is key—Hanwha’s using debt for now, but likely won’t delay long. Expect Hanwha Corp’s rights issue to follow Hanwha Aero’s, probably between June and July.


The Hidden Play in Hanwha’s Noisy Stake Reshuffling: Hanwha Corp’s Rights Issue

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<li>Hanwha Energy, which is 100% owned by the Hanwha Group owner family members, has started the process of going public. Hanwha Energy could complete its IPO in 2025/2026. </li>
<li>One of the scenarios involving Hanwa Energy is that once it completes its IPO, it could merge with Hanwha Corporation (000880 KS). </li>
<li>Hanwha Energy generated revenue of 4.7 trillion won (up 20% YoY) and operating profit of 215 billion won (up 306.5% YoY). </li>
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Hanwha Energy, which is 100% owned by the Hanwha Group owner family members, has started the process of going public. Hanwha Energy could complete its IPO in 2025/2026. 
One of the scenarios involving Hanwa Energy is that once it completes its IPO, it could merge with Hanwha Corporation (000880 KS). 
Hanwha Energy generated revenue of 4.7 trillion won (up 20% YoY) and operating profit of 215 billion won (up 306.5% YoY). 


Initial Thoughts on the Hanwha Energy IPO

South Korea

Hanwha Corporation imports and exports petrochemicals, machinery, automotives, electronics, and steel.  The Company also produces explosives for the defense and construction industries.  In addition, Hanwha manufactures automotive airbag inflators and telecommunication equipment, such as wireless phones and provides financial services through its subsidiaries.

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Hanwha Corporation (000880 KS)

Hanwha Aerospace’s Monster Raise: Checking Key Angles

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Fat Inheritance Taxes for Hanwha Group Chairman Kim's Three Sons Post Receiving Hanwha Corp Shares

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The Hidden Play in Hanwha’s Noisy Stake Reshuffling: Hanwha Corp’s Rights Issue

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Sanghyun Park

Initial Thoughts on the Hanwha Energy IPO

Hanwha Energy, which is 100% owned by the Hanwha Group owner family members, has started the process of going public. Hanwha Energy could complete...

Douglas Kim

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