Hokuetsu to Shift Largest Shareholder to Daio Paper via ¥26.3 Billion Secondary Offering

Hokuetsu Corporation ( (JP:3865) ) has provided an update.

Hokuetsu Corporation has announced a secondary offering of up to 29,213,800 existing shares via an off-market negotiated transfer from current major shareholders Misuga Kaiun and DAIO KAIUN to Daio Paper at an offering price of 1,028 yen per share. The transaction, driven by the deepening of a strategic business alliance, will shift Hokuetsu’s largest major shareholder position from Misuga Kaiun to Daio Paper, tightening capital ties between the two paper makers and potentially reshaping governance and collaboration within Japan’s paper industry.

The share transfer, totaling a planned 26.3 billion yen based on the scheduled number of shares, is structured as a secondary offering in line with Japanese securities regulations and coordinated with Hokuetsu’s planned share buyback through the ToSTNeT-3 system. By capping Daio Paper’s post-transaction voting rights at under 20%, the deal aims to reinforce mutual cooperation without triggering full control, signaling a deliberate balance between strategic integration and preservation of Hokuetsu’s autonomy for existing shareholders and stakeholders.

The most recent analyst rating on (JP:3865) stock is a Hold with a Yen1077.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Hokuetsu Corporation stock, see the JP:3865 Stock Forecast page.

More about Hokuetsu Corporation

Hokuetsu Corporation operates in the paper and packaging sector, producing paper, paperboard and related products for industrial and consumer use. The company competes in a mature, consolidating market where strategic alliances and capital relationships with peers such as Daio Paper are increasingly important for scale, efficiency and product development.

Average Trading Volume: 287,233

Technical Sentiment Signal: Buy

Current Market Cap: Yen170.1B

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