Korea / Special Sits, Pairs, Index Rebalancing, Clepsydra Capital

Sanghyun Park

I investigate special situations, pairs, and index rebalancing trades in Korea.

Korea / Special Sits, Pairs, Index Rebalancing

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Clepsydra Capital

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

Event-Driven

<p>The three-party opposition, the KCGI (activist fund), Bando Group, and Cho Hyun-ah (the eldest sibling of the Hanjin owner family), ended their joint ownership of their stakes in Hanjin Kal.</p><p>The regulatory filings by all of the three parties were posted on DART last Thursday.</p><section class="figure"><figure class="editor-figure mceNonEditable"><img src="https://static-prod.smartkarma.com/images/media/000/198/817/original/Screen+Shot+2021-04-04+at+10.44.14+AM.png?1617547476" class="editor-image img-responsive" data-smartkarma-image-id="198817"></figure></section><div class="content-caption">(Source: DART)</div><p>They signed the joint ownership agreement a year ago, and they appear to have agreed not to renew it.</p><p>Of course, it is no surprise. Ever since KDB came into the scene, the proxy fight must have been pretty much over. With the help of KDB, the Cho WT side now controls 47.41%, whereas the opposition remains at 40.40%.</p><p>The casting votes amount to 12.19%, but local retail has only about 4%. The other 8% are held by local institutions, many of which are pro-Cho WT.</p><table class="table table-striped">
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<td style="width: 238.182px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Hanjin Kal proxy fight"}'>Hanjin Kal proxy fight</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 146.364px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Cho WT"}'>Cho WT</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 142.727px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Opposition"}'>Opposition</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 133.636px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Casting votes"}'>Casting votes</td>
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<td style="width: 238.182px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"KDB"}'><strong>KDB</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 146.364px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.1066}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":3,"2":"0.00%","3":1}'><strong>10.66%</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 142.727px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"-"}'>-</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 133.636px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"-"}'>-</td>
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<td style="width: 238.182px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Cho WT"}'>Cho WT</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 146.364px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.0582}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":3,"2":"0.00%","3":1}'>5.82%</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 142.727px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"-"}'>-</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 133.636px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"-"}'>-</td>
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<td style="width: 238.182px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Jeongseok Inha AF (controlled by Cho WT)"}'> - Jeongseok Inha AF (controlled by Cho WT)</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 146.364px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.0191}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":3,"2":"0.00%","3":1}'>1.91%</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 142.727px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"-"}'>-</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 133.636px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"-"}'>-</td>
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<td style="width: 238.182px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Jeongseok LAF (controlled by Cho WT)"}'> - Jeongseok LAF (controlled by Cho WT)</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 146.364px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.0096}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":3,"2":"0.00%","3":1}'>0.96%</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 142.727px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"-"}'>-</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 133.636px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"-"}'>-</td>
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<td style="width: 238.182px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Cho Hyun-min"}'>Cho Hyun-min</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 146.364px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.0578}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":3,"2":"0.00%","3":1}'>5.78%</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 142.727px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"-"}'>-</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 133.636px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"-"}'>-</td>
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<td style="width: 238.182px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Lee Myung-hee"}'>Lee Myung-hee</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 146.364px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.0474}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":3,"2":"0.00%","3":1}'>4.74%</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 142.727px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"-"}'>-</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 133.636px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"-"}'>-</td>
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<td style="width: 238.182px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Other special affiliated persons"}'>Other special affiliated persons</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 146.364px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.0084}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":3,"2":"0.00%","3":1}'>0.84%</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 142.727px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"-"}'>-</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 133.636px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"-"}'>-</td>
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<td style="width: 238.182px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Delta Air Lines, Inc."}'>Delta Air Lines, Inc.</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 146.364px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.1331}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":3,"2":"0.00%","3":1}'>13.31%</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 142.727px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"-"}'>-</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 133.636px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"-"}'>-</td>
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<td style="width: 238.182px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Korean Air ESOP (incl. self-ins. &amp; CFA)"}'>Korean Air ESOP (incl. self-ins. &amp; CFA)</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 146.364px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.0339}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":3,"2":"0.00%","3":1}'>3.39%</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 142.727px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"-"}'>-</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 133.636px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"-"}'>-</td>
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<td style="width: 238.182px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"KCGI"}'>The KCGI (activist fund)</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 146.364px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"-"}'>-</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 142.727px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.1754}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":3,"2":"0.00%","3":1}'>17.54%</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 133.636px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"-"}'>-</td>
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<td style="width: 238.182px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Bando"}'>Bando</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 146.364px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"-"}'>-</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 142.727px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.1715}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":3,"2":"0.00%","3":1}'>17.15%</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 133.636px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"-"}'>-</td>
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<td style="width: 238.182px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Cho Hyun-a"}'>Cho Hyun-a</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 146.364px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"-"}'>-</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 142.727px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.0571}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":3,"2":"0.00%","3":1}'>5.71%</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 133.636px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"-"}'>-</td>
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<td style="width: 238.182px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Other"}'>Other</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 146.364px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"-"}'>-</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 142.727px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"-"}'>-</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 133.636px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.1219}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":3,"2":"0.00%","3":1}'>12.19%</td>
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<td style="width: 238.182px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"- Total"}'><strong>- Total</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 146.364px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.4741}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":3,"2":"0.00%","3":1}' data-sheets-formula="=sum(R[-13]C[0]:R[-5]C[0])"><strong>47.41%</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 142.727px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.40399999999999997}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":3,"2":"0.00%","3":1}' data-sheets-formula="=sum(R[-4]C[0]:R[-2]C[0])"><strong>40.40%</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 133.636px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.12190000000000006}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":3,"2":"0.00%","3":1}' data-sheets-formula="=1-R[0]C[-2]-R[0]C[-1]"><strong>12.19%</strong></td>
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<tr><td colspan="4" rowspan="1" style="width: 723.636px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Source: DART &amp; FnGuide"}'>Source: DART &amp; FnGuide</td></tr>
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The three-party opposition, the KCGI (activist fund), Bando Group, and Cho Hyun-ah (the eldest sibling of the Hanjin owner family), ended their joint ownership of their stakes in Hanjin Kal.The regulatory filings by all of the three parties were posted on DART last Thursday.(Source: DART)They signed the joint ownership agreement a year ago, and they appear to have agreed not to renew it.Of course, it is no surprise. Ever since KDB came into the scene, the proxy fight must have been pretty much over. With the help of KDB, the Cho WT side now controls 47.41%, whereas the opposition remains at 40.40%.The casting votes amount to 12.19%, but local retail has only about 4%. The other 8% are held by local institutions, many of which are pro-Cho WT.








Hanjin Kal proxy fight
Cho WT
Opposition
Casting votes


KDB
10.66%
-
-


Cho WT
5.82%
-
-


 - Jeongseok Inha AF (controlled by Cho WT)
1.91%
-
-


 - Jeongseok LAF (controlled by Cho WT)
0.96%
-
-


Cho Hyun-min
5.78%
-
-


Lee Myung-hee
4.74%
-
-


Other special affiliated persons
0.84%
-
-


Delta Air Lines, Inc.
13.31%
-
-


Korean Air ESOP (incl. self-ins. &amp; CFA)
3.39%
-
-


The KCGI (activist fund)
-
17.54%
-


Bando
-
17.15%
-


Cho Hyun-a
-
5.71%
-


Other
-
-
12.19%


- Total
47.41%
40.40%
12.19%

Source: DART &amp; FnGuide



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