Korea Securities Depository (KSD) said on the 12th that last year's paid-in capital increases totaled 695 companies and 33.6957 trillion won.
Compared with the previous year, the number of companies conducting paid-in capital increases fell 3.3%, while the amount rose 26.3%.
By market, the Korea Exchange main board saw 56 companies issue 16.8538 trillion won, up 5.7% and 98.8%, respectively, from a year earlier. The KOSDAQ market recorded 231 companies and 4.7798 trillion won, with the number of companies up 2.2% and the amount down 7.2%.
On the KONEX market, 35 companies issued 317.2 billion won, up 25.0% and 72.3%, respectively, from a year earlier. Unlisted companies issued 11.7449 trillion won across 373 companies, down 9.5% and 8.7%, respectively.
By allocation method, there were 119 general public offerings totaling 3.9212 trillion won (11.64%), 92 rights offerings to existing shareholders totaling 11.9268 trillion won (35.42%), and 806 third-party allotments totaling 17.8477 trillion won (52.94%).
The company with the largest amount of paid-in capital increase was Hanwha Aerospace (4.2188 trillion won), followed by Korea Zinc (2.8336 trillion won) and SK Innovation (2 trillion won).
The company with the largest number of new shares issued in paid-in capital increases was Hanon Systems (348 million shares), followed by WINIA AID (168 million shares) and Organic Tea Cosmetics Holdings (147 million shares).
Last year, bonus issues totaled 66 companies and 859 million shares, with the number of companies down 24.1% and the number of shares down 25.0% from a year earlier.
By market, the Korea Exchange main board saw 7 companies issue 66 million shares, down 53.3% and 63.3%, respectively. The KOSDAQ market saw 45 companies issue 711 million shares, with the number of companies up 4.7% and the number of shares up 41.6%. There were no companies conducting bonus issues on the KONEX market. Among unlisted companies, 14 companies issued 82 million shares, with the number of companies down 48.1% and the number of shares down 82.0% from a year earlier.
Of last year's 66 bonus issues, 64 were funded by additional paid-in capital, accounting for 97.0% of all companies.
The company with the largest bonus issue amount was D&D Pharmatech (3.1234 trillion won), and the company with the largest number of shares issued was Hyundai Bioscience (48.02 million shares).