Korea / Special Situations, Clepsydra Capital

Sanghyun Park

Korea / Special Situations

Korea / Special Sits, Pairs, Index Rebalancing

Clepsydra Capital

Investigate special situations, pairs, and index rebalancing trades in Korea.

Event-Driven

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<li>This December’s KOSPI 200 shuffle will highlight stocks likely to see strong passive flows from changes in float rates.</li>
<li>Ecopro Materials sees BRV offloading shares, weakening its major shareholder status. Korea Zinc might mirror the Hankook &amp; Company scenario, bundling both families' stakes and treasury for non-float rate calculations.</li>
<li>The passive impacts may be small compared to constituent changes, but less dilution from proactive positioning means the price impact could be more noticeable as the effective date approaches.</li>
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This December’s KOSPI 200 shuffle will highlight stocks likely to see strong passive flows from changes in float rates.
Ecopro Materials sees BRV offloading shares, weakening its major shareholder status. Korea Zinc might mirror the Hankook &amp; Company scenario, bundling both families' stakes and treasury for non-float rate calculations.
The passive impacts may be small compared to constituent changes, but less dilution from proactive positioning means the price impact could be more noticeable as the effective date approaches.


KRX Float Rates for KOSPI 200 Constituents as of Today: Watch the Float Change Stocks

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<li>There's still 13.67% of neutral votes up for grabs, sparking market chatter about a fresh tender. But Choi is focusing on reviving voting rights for treasury shares.</li>
<li>MBK stated today that Korea Zinc's 9.85% treasury shares might not be canceled and could be sold to employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs).</li>
<li>MBK may ramp up open market buying sooner and more aggressively than expected, likely already impacting Korea Zinc's stock price starting today.</li>
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There's still 13.67% of neutral votes up for grabs, sparking market chatter about a fresh tender. But Choi is focusing on reviving voting rights for treasury shares.
MBK stated today that Korea Zinc's 9.85% treasury shares might not be canceled and could be sold to employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs).
MBK may ramp up open market buying sooner and more aggressively than expected, likely already impacting Korea Zinc's stock price starting today.


Korea Zinc's Buyback Results and Price Actions from Potential Sale of 9.85% Treasury to ESOP

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/korea-zinc-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:17944:1" rel="noopener">Korea Zinc (010130 KS)</a>, in tandem with Bain Capital, <a href="https://englishdart.fss.or.kr/dsbh001/main.do?rcpNo=20241028000007" target="_blank" rel="noopener">purchased 11.26% of KZ</a>, lifting Choi Yoon-beom's stake, together with friendly hands, to ~35.4%, compared to MBK Partners-Young Poong consortium's 38.47%. </li>
<li>Preceding my comments on KZ and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/young-poong-precision-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:16188:1" rel="noopener">Young Poong Precision (036560 KS)</a> are the current setup/unwind tables for Asia-Pacific Holdcos.</li>
<li>These relationships trade with a minimum liquidity of US$1mn, and a % market capitalisation &gt;20%.</li>
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Korea Zinc (010130 KS), in tandem with Bain Capital, purchased 11.26% of KZ, lifting Choi Yoon-beom's stake, together with friendly hands, to ~35.4%, compared to MBK Partners-Young Poong consortium's 38.47%. 
Preceding my comments on KZ and Young Poong Precision (036560 KS) are the current setup/unwind tables for Asia-Pacific Holdcos.
These relationships trade with a minimum liquidity of US$1mn, and a % market capitalisation &gt;20%.


StubWorld: Korea Zinc's Public Tender & Expected EGM

Asia Pac ECM and Index Rebal, Shenton Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac ECM and Index Rebal

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China Biotech

DZT Research

DZT Research is an independent Asia Pacific equity specialist. Our quantitative research covers index rebalancing flows, alongside exchange data analytics accross Asia Pacific. On the equity capital markets side, we focus on Asia Pacific ECM, especially biotech and TMT. Our lead analyst is frequently cited by international media.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX stocks as of Oct 25th which has an aggregated holding worth USD520.0bn.</li>
<li>We estimate that foreign flows to be outflows of USD442mln. We tabulate the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.</li>
<li>We highlight changes of foreign holdings in Sk Hynix, Samsung Electronics, Kia.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in foreign holdings of KRX stocks as of Oct 25th which has an aggregated holding worth USD520.0bn.
We estimate that foreign flows to be outflows of USD442mln. We tabulate the league table for top changes by value for 1W/4W/1Y and top stocks held by foreign institutions.
We highlight changes of foreign holdings in Sk Hynix, Samsung Electronics, Kia.


KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Oct 25th): Sk Hynix, Samsung Electronics, Kia

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/seven-i-holdings-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1041:1" rel="noopener">Seven &amp; I (3382 JP)</a>'s roadmap is a solid response to where retailing is headed, both in Japan and elsewhere; while ACT's bid is just about carrying on as now.</li>
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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/esr-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27983:1" rel="noopener">ESR (1821 HK)</a> is a non-binding proposal, no official terms, with a fragmented shareholder register. And this is before any opaque PRC regulatory conditions tacked on in a firm Offer.</li>
<li>Murakami-San is up to 23.5% of voting rights in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/exedy-corp" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6516:1" rel="noopener">Exedy Corp (7278 JP)</a>. He would probably need 30% to be able to threaten a board spill.</li>
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Seven &amp; I (3382 JP)'s roadmap is a solid response to where retailing is headed, both in Japan and elsewhere; while ACT's bid is just about carrying on as now.

ESR (1821 HK) is a non-binding proposal, no official terms, with a fragmented shareholder register. And this is before any opaque PRC regulatory conditions tacked on in a firm Offer.
Murakami-San is up to 23.5% of voting rights in Exedy Corp (7278 JP). He would probably need 30% to be able to threaten a board spill.


Last Week in Event SPACE: Seven & I, ESR, Exedy, CMCDI, Shin Kong

South Korea

Korea Zinc Co., Ltd. specializes in non-ferrous metal smelting industry.  The Company manufactures zinc ingots, electrolytic gold, silver, lead, sulfuric acid, and copper.  Korea Zinc provides its products to domestic and overseas markets.

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Korea Zinc (010130 KS)

KRX Float Rates for KOSPI 200 Constituents as of Today: Watch the Float Change Stocks

KOSPI 200 December Rebalancing: Constituent changes are as predicted, but it's important to pay attention to the stocks with float changes.

Sanghyun Park

Korea Zinc's Buyback Results and Price Actions from Potential Sale of 9.85% Treasury to ESOP

This post covers Korea Zinc's buyback tender results and touches on stock price actions likely driven by the potential sale of the 9.85% treasury...

Sanghyun Park

StubWorld: Korea Zinc's Public Tender & Expected EGM

YPP is "cheap" on a implied stub angle; however YPP is no longer in play. KZ gained a staggering 46% after the close of Choi/Bain's tender offer. I...

David Blennerhassett

KRX Foreign Holding Weekly (Oct 25th): Sk Hynix, Samsung Electronics, Kia

We analyzed KRX foreign holding data for the past week and highlighted foreign holding changes in Sk Hynix, Samsung Electronics, Kia.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Last Week in Event SPACE: Seven & I, ESR, Exedy, CMCDI, Shin Kong

It’s Sunday! Pour yourself a coffee, grab a comfortable seat, and sift through a brief summary of insights on various events discussed during the...

David Blennerhassett

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