POSCO CHEMICAL SOLD SHARES TO RAISE $1.1 BILLION FOR RECHARGEABLE BATTERY BUSINESS

Highlights –

• POSCO Chemical sold shares to raise $1.1 billion for rechargeable battery business.
• POSCO Chemical Co. sold 16.47 million shares at 77,300 won.
• The new shares are said to be listed on the Seoul bourse on Feb. 3.
• The company’s stock issuance is expected to cut its debt rate from 104 percent at end-September.

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