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>We are one trading session before the 1st-round pricing for the Hanwha Systems ₩1.2T offers.</p><p>The pricing is next Monday, April 19. </p><div><div><table class="table table-striped"><tbody>
<tr><td colspan="2" style="width: 723.636px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Timetable"}'>Timetable</td></tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 350.909px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Preliminary pricing"}'><strong>Preliminary pricing</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 351.818px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":44305}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":5,"2":"yyyy. m. d","3":1}'><strong>2021. 4. 19</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 350.909px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Ex-rights date"}'><strong>Ex-rights date</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 351.818px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":44307}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":5,"2":"yyyy. m. d","3":1}'><strong>2021. 4. 21</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 350.909px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Record date"}'>Record date</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 351.818px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":44308}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":5,"2":"yyyy. m. d","3":1}'>2021. 4. 22</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 350.909px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Subscription rights trade beginning"}'>Subscription rights trade beginning</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 351.818px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":44329}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":5,"2":"yyyy. m. d","3":1}'>2021. 5. 13</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 350.909px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Subscription rights trade ending"}'>Subscription rights trade ending</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 351.818px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":44329}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":5,"2":"yyyy. m. d","3":1}'>2021. 5. 20</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 350.909px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Final pricing"}'>Final pricing</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 351.818px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":44347}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":5,"2":"yyyy. m. d","3":1}'>2021. 5. 31</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="width: 350.909px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Listing"}'>Listing</td>
<td style="text-align: right; width: 351.818px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":44370}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":5,"2":"yyyy. m. d","3":1}'>2021. 6. 23</td>
</tr>
<tr><td colspan="2" style="width: 723.636px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Source: DART"}'>Source: DART</td></tr>
</tbody></table></div></div><div>
<table class="table table-striped">
<colgroup>
<col width="350">
<col width="350">
</colgroup>
<tbody>
<tr><td colspan="2" rowspan="1" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Pricing"}'>Pricing</td></tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"1st round"}'><strong>1st round</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"RP × (1 - 15%) / [1 + (71.39% × 15%)]"}' data-sheets-formula='="RP × (1 - "&amp;(R[11]C[0]*100&amp;"%")&amp;") / [1 + ("&amp;(R[12]C[0]*100&amp;"%"&amp;" × "&amp;(R[11]C[0]*100&amp;"%"&amp;")]"))'><strong>RP × (1 - 15%) / [1 + (71.39% × 15%)]</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":" - Reference price (RP)"}'><strong>- Reference price (RP)</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Min [Close, Avg (Close, 1W VWAP, 1M VWAP)]"}'><strong>Min [Close, Avg (Close, 1W VWAP, 1M VWAP)]</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":" - Reference date"}'><strong>- Reference date</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":44305}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":5,"2":"yyyy. m. d","3":1}' data-sheets-formula="=Terms!R[41]C[0]"><strong>2021. 4. 19</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Ex-rights base price"}'>Ex-rights base price</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"[RP + (1st × 71.39%)] / (1 + 71.39%)"}' data-sheets-formula='="[RP + (1st × "&amp;R[9]C[0]*100&amp;"%"&amp;")] / (1 + "&amp;R[9]C[0]*100&amp;"%"&amp;")"'>[RP + (1st × 71.39%)] / (1 + 71.39%)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":" - Reference price (RP)"}'>- Reference price (RP)</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Previous close"}'>Previous close</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":" - Reference date"}'>- Reference date</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":44307}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":5,"2":"yyyy. m. d","3":1}' data-sheets-formula="=Terms!R[39]C[0]">2021. 4. 21</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"2nd round"}'>2nd round</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"RP × (1 - 15%)"}' data-sheets-formula='="RP × (1 - "&amp;(R[5]C[0]*100&amp;"%")&amp;")"'>RP × (1 - 15%)</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":" - Reference price (RP)"}'>- Reference price (RP)</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Min [Close, Avg (Close, 1W VWAP)]"}'>Min [Close, Avg (Close, 1W VWAP)]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":" - Reference date"}'>- Reference date</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":44347}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":5,"2":"yyyy. m. d","3":1}' data-sheets-formula="=Terms!R[40]C[0]">2021. 5. 31</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Final"}'>Final</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Max [Min (1st, 2nd), 3D VWAP × 60%]"}'>Max [Min (1st, 2nd), 3D VWAP × 60%]</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":" - Reference date"}'>- Reference date</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":44347}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":5,"2":"yyyy. m. d","3":1}' data-sheets-formula="=Terms!R[38]C[0]">2021. 5. 31</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Discount rate"}'>Discount rate</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":0.15}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,3,"0.00%",1]'>15.00%</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":0.7139}' data-sheets-numberformat='[null,3,"0.00%",1]' data-sheets-formula="=LEFT(Terms!R[11]C[0],6)*100/100">71.39%</td>
</tr>
<tr><td colspan="2" rowspan="1" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Source: DART"}'>Source: DART</td></tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p>As I'm writing this post, the share price is ₩20,150 with a 1W VWAP of ₩20,120 and a 1M VWAP of ₩20,829, giving a preliminary RP of ₩20,150.</p>
<p>The 1st round offering price then arrives at ₩15,500 at a discount rate of 15% and a capital increase of 71.39%.</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":"1st round pricing"}'>1st round pricing</td></tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Date"}'>Date</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":44305}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":5,"2":"yyyy\". \"m\". \"d","3":1}'>2021. 4. 19</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"1D VWAP"}'>Previous close</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":20150}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":4,"2":"[$₩]#,##0"}' data-sheets-formula='=googlefinance(R[-27]C[3], "price")'>₩20,150</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"1W VWAP"}'>1W VWAP</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":20119.55102347699}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":4,"2":"[$₩]#,##0"}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-7]C[2]">₩20,120</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"1M VWAP"}'>1M VWAP</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":20828.708137926085}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":4,"2":"[$₩]#,##0"}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-7]C[2]">₩20,829</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":" - Average"}'>- Average</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":20366.086387134357}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":4,"2":"[$₩]#,##0"}' data-sheets-formula="=sum(R[-3]C[0]:R[-1]C[0])/3">₩20,366</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Reference price"}'><strong>Reference price</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":20150}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":4,"2":"[$₩]#,##0"}' data-sheets-formula="=min(R[-4]C[0], R[-1]C[0])"><strong>₩20,150</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"1st round price"}'><strong>1st round price</strong></td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":15500}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":4,"2":"[$₩]#,##0"}' data-sheets-formula="=ceiling.math((R[-1]C[0]*(1-R[-20]C[5]))/((1+(R[-19]C[5]*R[-20]C[5]))), 100)"><strong>₩15,500</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr><td colspan="2" rowspan="1" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Source: DART"}'>Source: DART</td></tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<table class="table table-striped">
<colgroup>
<col width="100">
<col width="100">
</colgroup>
<tbody>
<tr><td colspan="2" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Ex-rights base price"}'>Ex-rights base price</td></tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Date"}'>Date</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":44307}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":5,"2":"yyyy\". \"m\". \"d","3":1}'>2021. 4. 21</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Previous close"}'>Previous close</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":20150}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":4,"2":"[$₩]#,##0"}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-10]C[0]">₩20,150</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"1st round"}'>1st round</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":15500}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":4,"2":"[$₩]#,##0"}' data-sheets-formula="=R[-6]C[0]">₩15,500</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Ex-rights base price"}'>Ex-rights base price</td>
<td style="text-align: right;" data-sheets-value='{"1":3,"3":18300}' data-sheets-numberformat='{"1":4,"2":"[$₩]#,##0"}' data-sheets-formula="=ceiling.math(((R[-2]C[0]+(R[-1]C[0]*R[-26]C[5]))/(1+R[-26]C[5])), 100)">₩18,300</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> - % to close</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">-9.41%</td>
</tr>
<tr><td colspan="2" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Source: KRX KIND"}'>Source: KRX KIND</td></tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</div>

We are one trading session before the 1st-round pricing for the Hanwha Systems ₩1.2T offers.The pricing is next Monday, April 19. 
Timetable

Preliminary pricing
2021. 4. 19


Ex-rights date
2021. 4. 21


Record date
2021. 4. 22


Subscription rights trade beginning
2021. 5. 13


Subscription rights trade ending
2021. 5. 20


Final pricing
2021. 5. 31


Listing
2021. 6. 23

Source: DART







Pricing

1st round
RP × (1 - 15%) / [1 + (71.39% × 15%)]


- Reference price (RP)
Min [Close, Avg (Close, 1W VWAP, 1M VWAP)]


- Reference date
2021. 4. 19


Ex-rights base price
[RP + (1st × 71.39%)] / (1 + 71.39%)


- Reference price (RP)
Previous close


- Reference date
2021. 4. 21


2nd round
RP × (1 - 15%)


- Reference price (RP)
Min [Close, Avg (Close, 1W VWAP)]


- Reference date
2021. 5. 31


Final
Max [Min (1st, 2nd), 3D VWAP × 60%]


- Reference date
2021. 5. 31


Discount rate
15.00%


Capital increase rate
71.39%

Source: DART


As I'm writing this post, the share price is ₩20,150 with a 1W VWAP of ₩20,120 and a 1M VWAP of ₩20,829, giving a preliminary RP of ₩20,150.
The 1st round offering price then arrives at ₩15,500 at a discount rate of 15% and a capital increase of 71.39%.






1st round pricing

Date
2021. 4. 19


Previous close
₩20,150


1W VWAP
₩20,120


1M VWAP
₩20,829


- Average
₩20,366


Reference price
₩20,150


1st round price
₩15,500

Source: DART








Ex-rights base price

Date
2021. 4. 21


Previous close
₩20,150


1st round
₩15,500


Ex-rights base price
₩18,300


 - % to close
-9.41%

Source: KRX KIND




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Hanwha Systems Rights Offer: Outright Trade on Subs Rights Ahead of Ex-Rights