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Email: contact@architectlegal.com | Tel: +82 2-6324-5000
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In a recent Yonhap Infomax “Legal Insight” column, Attorney Jeonghwan Kim explored whether Korean companies may issue equity-based warrants similar to Restricted Stock Units (RSUs). He explained that while Korean law generally prohibits companies from issuing options based on their own shares—except in the case of stock options and bonds with warrants (BWs)—the growing adoption of RSUs by global IT companies is prompting renewed discussion on whether equity-based warrants should be permitted as a capital-raising tool in Korea.
Read the full article here: Yonhap Infomax – “Can Companies Issue Equity-Based Warrants Like RSUs?”
Jeonghwan JK Kim
Partner | Korean Attorney-at-Law