Chairman Eungbo Jung: "We Will Elevate the Capital Market to a Global Premium Market"

Korea Exchange Holds Award Ceremony and Seminar for Outstanding Companies Enhancing Corporate Value

On the morning of the 27th, before the awards ceremony and seminar for outstanding companies enhancing corporate value at the Korea Exchange, Eun-Bo Chung, Chairman of the Korea Exchange, delivered the opening remarks. Korea Exchange

The Korea Exchange announced on the 27th that it held an award ceremony and seminar for outstanding companies enhancing corporate value at its Yeouido headquarters in Seoul.

At the ceremony, the Korea Exchange recognized 10 outstanding companies that have made significant efforts and achieved excellent results in enhancing corporate value over the past year, contributing to the spread of a culture of corporate value enhancement.

Kiwoom Securities and Korea Aerospace Industries received the Deputy Prime Minister's Award. Coway, TCK, and Korea Financial Group were awarded the Financial Services Commission Chairman's Award. ST Pharm, Woori Financial Group, Korea District Heating Corporation, Hansol Chemical, and LG Innotek received the Korea Exchange Chairman's Award.

In the following seminar, around 200 participants, including representatives from pension funds, asset management firms, and listed companies, discussed the key achievements and future tasks of the corporate value enhancement program.

Eungbo Jung, Chairman of the Korea Exchange, stated, "Recently, despite uncertain domestic and global conditions, our capital market has set new milestones such as surpassing 8,000 points on the KOSPI and ranking 7th in global market capitalization." He emphasized, "This has been achieved through the government's policy support for capital market advancement, improved performance in our core industries such as semiconductors and defense, and the growing participation in the corporate value enhancement program."

Chairman Jung further stressed, "The Korea Exchange will continue to use a variety of policy measures to support listed companies' efforts to enhance corporate value until our capital market is recognized as a 'global premium market.'"

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