Panoramic view of the Federal Reserve System (Fed) main building located in Washington DC, USA. Photo = US Federal Reserve System
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■ US FOMC minutes released – The January minutes (January 30-January 31 meeting) of the U.S. Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) will be released on the 21st local time (4 am on the 22nd, Korean time).
■ NVIDIA performance announcement – NVIDIA, a computer graphics chip manufacturer, will announce its fourth quarter earnings on the 21st local time (7 a.m. on the 22nd, Korean time). Related sectors include semiconductor stocks (production), IT stocks, HBM (high bandwidth memory), semiconductor equipment, semiconductor materials/components, and system semiconductors.
■ Open AI CEO attends Intel Direct Connect event – Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, which is pursuing the development of its own AI (artificial intelligence) chip, is scheduled to meet with Pat Gelsinger, CEO of U.S. semiconductor company Intel, on February 21st local time, following Samsung and SK. . Intel plans to meet at Direct Connect, an event to introduce the operating strategy and portfolio of Foundry Services (IFS) to customers, etc., and Altman is expected to go on stage and mention the importance of semiconductors in the AI field. This meeting between Altman and Gelsinger is attracting attention as OpenAI is known to be establishing an ‘AI Semiconductor Alliance’ to develop its own AI semiconductor. Related sectors include AI chatbots (ChatGPT, etc.), intelligent robots and artificial intelligence, and system semiconductors.
■ U.S. Representative Mike Gallagher visits Taiwan – Mike Gallagher (Republican, Wisconsin, photo), Chairman of the House Special Committee on U.S.-China Strategic Competition (China Special Committee), who is the most vocal anti-China voice in the U.S. Congress, is scheduled to visit Taiwan on February 21. Chairman Gallagher expressed his support for President-elect Lai Ching-de, who will become the new President of Taiwan in May, and plans to form a delegation with seven members of the House of Representatives and head to Taiwan to discuss future cooperation plans. During his visit to Taiwan, Chairman Gallagher is expected to meet with Han Kuo-yu, chairman of the National Assembly, who was elected along with Lai Ching-de.
■ Full-scale promotion of ultra-large offshore wind power generation standardization – The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy plans to promote standardization of ultra-large offshore wind power generation in earnest on February 21. A related sector is wind energy.
■ NCT Wish Debut – SM Entertainment’s group ‘NCT WISH’ is scheduled to debut on February 21st. NCT Wish will perform its debut stage at ‘SMTOWN LIVE 2024 SMCU PALACE @TOKYO’ on the 21st, and will release its debut single ‘WISH’ on various global music platforms on the 28th of the same month. We plan to release it at the same time and actively promote it in Korea and Japan. Related sectors include entertainment, music, and records.
■ Hanmi Pharmaceutical, hearing date for provisional injunction banning new stock issuance – On February 21, a hearing is scheduled to be held on the injunction against the issuance of new shares filed by brothers Lim Jong-yoon and Lim Jong-hoon, members of the Hanmi Pharmaceutical Group owner family, to block the group’s integration. The Suwon District Court will hold a hearing on the injunction case filed by President Lim against Hanmi Science, the holding company of Hanmi Pharmaceutical, and as the brothers have also exercised their shareholder proposal rights to enter the board of directors of Hanmi Science, they will be held at the general shareholders’ meeting held next month. A vote competition is expected to unfold.
■ January Producer Price Index – The January Producer Price Index will be announced at 6 a.m.
■ January domestic automobile industry trends – The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy plans to announce trends in the domestic automobile industry in January. Related sectors include representative automobile stocks and automobile parts.
■ February Business Survey Index (BSI) and Economic Sentiment Index (ESI) – February’s Business Survey Index (BSI) and Economic Sentiment Index (ESI) will be announced at 6 a.m.
■ Trends in wage-earning jobs in the third quarter (as of August) – The Ministry of Strategy and Finance plans to announce wage employment trends for the third quarter of 2023 (as of August).
■ SK Securities No. 11 Pack Public Offering Subscription – SK Securities No. 11 Pack, a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), will hold a public offering subscription for two days on the 20th and 21st. The lead underwriter is SK Securities, and the final public offering price is 2,000 won.
■ Hanwha Ocean performance announcement – Hanwha Ocean plans to announce its fourth quarter performance.
■ Wonik IPS performance announcement – Wonik IPS plans to announce its fourth quarter performance.
■ Yuantaje 15th pack public offering subscription – Yuantaje 15th Pack, a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), will hold a public offering subscription for two days on the 20th and 21st. The lead underwriter is Yuanta Securities, and the final public offering price is 2,000 won.
■ PHC changed listing – PHC announced its decision to change listing. The type and number of potato stocks is 112,867,007 common stocks, and the number of stocks issued before and after potato stocks is 118,807,375 common stocks → 5,940,368 shares.
■ Changed listing of Kookil Paper – Kukil Paper announced its decision to change listing. The type and number of potato stocks is 7,262,576 common stocks, and the number of stocks issued before and after potato stocks is 127,617,473 common stocks → 120,354,897 shares. In addition, the decision for additional listing (capital increase with paid-in capital) was announced. The type and number of Kookil Jeshin shares are 10,254,873 common shares, and the method of capital increase is third-party allocation capital increase.
■ NKMAX additional listing – NK Max announced its decision for additional listing (CB conversion) for conversion to domestic private convertible bonds. The number of additional shares is 333,695 common shares.
■ EDGC additional listing – EDGC announced its decision for additional listing (CB conversion). The number of additional shares is 2,819,469 common shares.
■ BF Labs additional listing – BF Labs announced its decision for additional listing (CB conversion) for conversion to domestic private convertible bonds. The number of additional shares is 234,691 common shares.
■ Additional listing of Smart Solutions – Smart Solutions announced its decision for additional listing (CB conversion/BW exercise) for conversion to domestic private convertible bonds and exercise of warrants for bonds with warrants. The number of additional shares is 1,118,307 common shares and 2,563.017 common shares, respectively.
■ SG additional listing – SG announced its decision for additional listing (CB conversion) for conversion to domestic private convertible bonds. The number of additional shares is 1,788,079 common shares.
■ Additional listing of Alpha Holdings – Alpha Holdings announced its decision for additional listing (CB conversion) for conversion to domestic private convertible bonds. The number of additional shares is 318,471 common shares.
■ Nexteel protection order lifted – 16,000,000 shares (61.53%) of Nexteel shares are released from protective custody.
■ Terra Science protection order lifted – 508,905 shares (0.53%) of Terra Science stocks are released from protective custody.
■ Eco-I protection order lifted – 28,818 shares (0.29%) of Eco-I stocks are released from protective custody.
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