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BKEAY Bank East Asia Ltd (PK)

1.25
-0.01 (-0.79%)
Last Updated: 19:08:31
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Name Symbol Market Type
Bank East Asia Ltd (PK) USOTC:BKEAY OTCMarkets Depository Receipt
  Price Change % Change Price Bid Price Offer Price High Price Low Price Open Price Traded Last Trade
  -0.01 -0.79% 1.25 1.25 1.28 1.25 1.25 1.25 1,533 19:08:31

US Activist Loses Hyundai Proxy Fight

22/03/2019 11:04am

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By WSJ City 

US hedge-fund manager Elliott Management lost its battle to boost dividends and gain board seats at South Korean auto giant Hyundai Motor Group, highlighting the challenge activist firms face in proxy fights with Asia's family-run businesses.

KEY FACTS

--- Elliott is one of the biggest shareholder activists, with around $35bn in assets.

--- In Asia, it previously targeted Samsung and Hong Kong's Bank of East Asia, with mixed results.

--- Shareholders at Hyundai Motor and its auto-parts affiliate Hyundai Mobis rejected proposals for a much higher one-time dividend.

--- Shareholders sided with the two companies' combined five independent board nominees.

What They Said:

"Elliott's proposals were too extreme," said Lee Sung-won, vice president at Truston Asset Management, a longtime investor in both Hyundai companies.

Elliott accentuated the positive.

"Elliott is encouraged by the support that the shareholder proposals received from independent shareholders of HMC and Mobis. We are confident that the future holds further improvements at Hyundai."

Spokesperson for Elliott

Why This Matters

This clash is the latest in a series between Elliott and a family-run Asian company. In Hong Kong, it has engaged in a multiyear battle to force Bank of East Asia, run by chairman and chief executive David Li, to sell itself. Shareholder activism has surged in Asia, with more than 10 times as many campaigns in 2017 as in 2011, according to a JP Morgan report. That reflects growth in foreign shareholdings and local regulations promoting corporate governance.

A fuller story is available on WSJ.com

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(END) Dow Jones Newswires

March 22, 2019 06:49 ET (10:49 GMT)

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