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The offering covers 17.79 million newly issued common shares and would rank among the largest ADR sales ever completed. SK hynix earmarked the proceeds for its first fab in the Yongin cluster, an advanced packaging plant in Cheongju, and chipmaking equipment that includes EUV scanners.
None of the funded projects will produce memory in time to ease the shortage that’s still driving up prices. SK hynix holds about 57% of the HBM market and 32% of global DRAM, and chairman Chey Tae-won has said repeatedly that AI demand will keep supply tight until 2030.
The filing names three target projects that SK has already committed to and is now financing via public markets. The first fab in the Yongin Semiconductor Cluster, designated Y1, carries a 31 trillion won ($21.5 billion) commitment for its initial phase and is due for completion around February 2027, with equipment installation to follow in the second quarter. The Cheongju P&T7 advanced packaging plant , a 19 trillion won ($12.9 billion) site dedicated to HBM assembly and testing, broke ground in April and should be completed at the end of 2027. EUV lithography is needed in both, and SK hynix placed a record $7.9 billion order with ASML in March covering roughly 30 scanners through 2027.
10 ADRs will represent one common share, with the final per-ADR price to be set through bookbuilding shortly before the July 10th debut, and SK hynix said the total raise could change from the 45.45 trillion won ceiling. BofA Securities, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, and JP Morgan are managing the sale, and the regulatory review is expected to conclude by July 3rd, with the new shares registering on the Korea Exchange on July 29th.
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- https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/sk-hynix-files-to-raise-up-to-29-billion-in-nasdaq-listing#main
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