Hanmi Semiconductor is failing to avoid a downward trend during the trading session despite news of the owner's large-scale additional treasury share purchase.

Falls 1.25% During Session... Traded at 315,500 Won

As of the afternoon of the 18th, Hanmi Semiconductor is trading at 315,500 won, down 4,000 won (1.25%) from the previous trading day. Despite news of the largest shareholder's purchase, the stock price failed to rise.

Chairman Kwak Dong-shin Acquires Additional Shares Worth Approximately 8 Billion Won

Hanmi Semiconductor announced through a regulatory filing that Chairman Kwak Dong-shin used personal funds to purchase additional treasury shares worth approximately 8 billion won. This acquisition is part of the treasury share purchase plan announced in May, and the acquisition price per share was tallied at 338,917 won. With this purchase, Chairman Kwak's stake expanded to 33.59%.

Chairman Kwak has purchased a total of 716,055 shares, amounting to approximately 64.5 billion won in treasury shares, since 2023.

Market Interprets as "Signal of Confidence in Mid- to Long-Term Growth"... Expectations for HBM and AI Benefits

The market interprets the largest shareholder's consecutive treasury share purchases as a signal of confidence in the company's mid- to long-term growth potential and corporate value. In particular, Hanmi Semiconductor is a stock that continues to draw expectations for benefits from the expansion of high-bandwidth memory (HBM) production and the growth of the artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductor market.

However, today's stock price is showing a downward trend as profit-taking selloffs following recent gains coincide with changes in overall investor sentiment in the semiconductor sector. Investors are focusing on whether the company will see expanded orders for HBM equipment and earnings growth going forward.

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