FILE PHOTO: A sign of Kokusai Electric is pictured in Tokyo, Japan, September 7, 2023. REUTERS/Miho Uranaka/File Photo
Kokusai Electric said on Wednesday it would hold a secondary offering of up to 60.4 million shares, with investors including private equity firm to sell shares.
The secondary offering would be worth about 326 billion yen ($2.02 billion) including overallotment based on Wednesday’s closing price and follows a blistering run in the shares of the Japanese chip equipment maker.
Kokusai, which closed down 8% in Tokyo on Wednesday after Reuters reported the share sale plan, said it would buy back shares worth up to 18 billion yen.
Including overallotment, KKR’s stake would fall to 23% from around 43% previously.
Kokusai has a market capitalisation of roughly $8.5 billion and its shares have gained about 75% year-to-date.
The company is targeting improved margins and investors are rushing to back chip equipment manufacturers amid expectations that investment in technology such as artificial intelligence will boost the sector.
Reuters
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