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Strategic investment · Completed · 30 Apr 2021

Hanwha Aerospace KRW 109bn investment in Satrec Initiative

Hanwha Aerospace became the largest shareholder of Korean satellite maker Satrec Initiative, buying new shares and convertible bonds to enter the satellite market.

Company
Satrec Initiative
Type
Strategic investment
Status
Completed
Date
30 Apr 2021
Value
KRW 108.92bn
US$ equivalent
US$95m
Value basis
KRW 58.9bn for 1,817,120 new shares at KRW 32,426 plus KRW 50bn of privately placed convertible bonds
Region
South Korea
Segment
Spacecraft and components

Parties

Key terms

New shares
1,817,120 at KRW 32,426 (third-party allotment, paid 30 Apr 2021)
Convertible bonds
KRW 50bn, acquired 15 Jan 2021
Funding
KRW 50bn loan from the Export-Import Bank of Korea plus own funds
Holding after
36.64% (Hanwha Aerospace and related parties)

Sources

  1. Satrec Initiative major matters report: third-party share allotment (DART) dart.fss.or.kr · 13 Jan 2021
  2. Hanwha Aerospace disclosure: acquisition of Satrec Initiative convertible bonds (DART) dart.fss.or.kr · 13 Jan 2021
  3. Satrec Initiative disclosure: change of largest shareholder (DART) dart.fss.or.kr · 30 Apr 2021

Record ORB-INV-2021-0034. Investments are kept apart from the financings register and never counted in debt totals.

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