Hanmi Semiconductor shares surged after news that its largest shareholder bought more company stock.
According to the Korea Exchange, as of 2:45 p.m. on the 27th, Hanmi Semiconductor was trading at 374,500 won, up 26.73% from the previous session. The stock hit an intraday high of 379,500 won, a record.
In a regulatory filing, the company said Chairman Kwak Dong-shin acquired 9,576 shares through open-market purchases. The purchase totaled about 3 billion won, at an average price of 315,407 won per share.
After the transaction, Kwak’s stake rose to 33.57%. Hanmi Semiconductor said the purchase was intended to boost corporate value.
Kwak previously bought additional shares in January and in November last year. Since 2023, his cumulative purchases have been reported at about 56.5 billion won.
Hanmi Semiconductor said it maintains the No. 1 global market share in TC bonders used to produce HBM. With mass production of HBM4 ramping up this year, it is supplying “TC Bonder 4” to global manufacturers. It plans to launch a next-generation “Wide TC Bonder” by year-end to support future HBM production.
The company also plans to release a second-generation hybrid bonder prototype within the year for the hybrid bonding market, which is expected to be applied to full-scale mass production starting in 2029. It plans to begin operating a hybrid bonder factory in the first half of next year.
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