KSD "In October, 42 Companies Including K Car to Release 172.96 Million Shares from Mandatory Holding Registration"

[Asia Economy Reporter Minji Lee] The Korea Securities Depository announced on the 30th that a total of 172.96 million shares of 42 listed companies registered under mandatory holding will be released next month.

Mandatory holding registration refers to the electronic registration of shares owned by major shareholders, etc., which are restricted from being disposed of for a certain period at the Korea Securities Depository to protect general investors in accordance with relevant laws. By securities market, the KOSPI market includes 7 companies with 55.92 million shares, and the KOSDAQ market includes 35 companies with 117.04 million shares.

The number of shares to be released from mandatory holding registration increased by 6.2% compared to the previous month (162.83 million shares) and decreased by 44.2% compared to the same month last year (310.07 million shares).

The most common reason for the release of mandatory holding registration was the lifting of resale restrictions (subscription). The top three companies by the number of shares released from mandatory holding registration are K Car (34.62 million shares), Wavers (24.99 million shares), and NH Investment & Securities (15.62 million shares).

The top three companies by the ratio of shares released to total issued shares are K Car (72%), Wavers (53.54%), and Haesung TPC (44.93%).

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