Jun 13, 2002 21:53:08
SHINHO PAPER: Creditors Plan Debt-for-Equity Swap
SOUTH KOREA (SunStream News) -- Creditors of Shinho Paper
Manufacturing plan to swap KRW631.5 billion of debt and convertible
bonds into shares, which will raise the creditors' stake in the company
to 86% from the previous 22% and which will also allow the company not
to be delisted from the main bourse Korea Stock Exchange, Maeil Business
Newspaper said. Meanwhile, the company said Wednesday that its sales
were estimated to have grown 6.4% in the 2001 fiscal year ending June
this year. Operating income was expected to have risen 428% to KRW69
billion.
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Source: M&A Reporter - Asia Pacific
Publication Date: 2002-06-14