Equity disclosure filings for publicly held companies for 2005 show a total of 2,409 investors held, together with related parties, five percent or more of the outstanding shares of 1,600 publicly held companies–689 Stock Market-listed and 911 KOSDAQ-listed companies–as of the end of the year. Eight tender offers and 133 proxy solicitations were made during the year, compared with 16 and 156, respectively, for 2004.

Disclosures Related to the Five-Percent Rule

Disclosures filed under the five-percent reporting rule totaled 10,216, up 2,988 or 41.3% from 7,229 a year earlier. The total figure for 2005 included 1,791 re-filings mandated under the amended reporting rule that took effect March 29, 2005.

A breakdown of the filings by investment purpose shows investors who disclosed “Exercising Influence on the Management” numbered 1,591–in 1,553 companies, 657 Stock Market-listed, 896 KOSDAQ-listed–in 2005. Investors who disclosed “Investment Only” numbered 884–in 942 companies, 422 Stock Market-listed, 520 KOSDAQ-listed).

Filings by Foreign Investors

A total of 267 foreign investors–253 legal entities and 14 individuals–held five percent or more of equity interests in 450 publicly held companies, of which 218 were Stock Market-listed and 232 KOSDAQ-listed.

Tender Offer Filings

Eight tender offer filings were made in 2005: three for increasing the management’s control and five for going private. One of the eight tender offer filings was made by a foreign investor. In 2004, there were 16 tender offer filings, of which four were filed by foreign investors.

Proxy Solicitations

A total of 133 disclosures were filed for proxy solicitation in 2005. Of the total, 114 or 85.7% were for meeting the quorum requirements in the general shareholders’ meeting, compared to 119 or 76.3% in 2004. The rest were for proxy contests

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