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[Alpha Biz=(Chicago) Reporter Paul Lee] The Korea Securities Depository said on the 11th that 197 companies began to increase their capital by issuing new stocks worth KRW 7.143 trillion in the first half of this year.
Compared to the first half of last year (219 companies, 21.1393 trillion won), the number of companies is estimated to have decreased by 10% and the amount by 67%.
By market, 27 listed companies started to increase their capital to 4.1918 trillion won in the securities market, while 151 companies raised 2.7698 trillion won in paid-in capital increase in the KOSDAQ market. In the KONEX market, 19 companies carried out paid-in capital increase worth KRW 52.7 billion.
By allocation method, 133 companies raised funds through third-party allocation, amounting to 3.9744 trillion won. It was followed by a general public offering method (51, 1.306 trillion won) and a shareholder allocation method (13, 1.7339 trillion won).
The company with the largest paid-in capital increase was Hanwha Ocean, which raised KRW 2.14 trillion. Lotte Chemical (1.2155 trillion won) and PNT (150 billion won). The company with the largest number of paid-in capital increase shares raised 200 million shares with Itron, followed by LS (192.32 million shares) and Hanwha Ocean (19.58 million shares).
During the same period, 34 listed companies raised a total of 630.58 million shares. Twelve companies issued 15.68 million shares in the stock market and 21 companies issued 517.32 million shares in the KOSDAQ market. In the KONEX market, one company issued 7.58 million shares.
Alphabiz Reporter Paul Lee(hoondork1977@alphabiz.co.kr)
