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Semifive Kicks Off KOSDAQ Listing — Filing Note

FSC registration filed, 5.4M shares with a 21,000–24,000 KRW price band — a one-line "want to be a shareholder" interest note.

Date: 2025-10-17 · News clipping · Source: TheLec (thelec.kr)

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0. Bottom line first

On 2025-10-17, Semifive filed a securities registration statement with Korea's Financial Services Commission to list on KOSDAQ. The offering totals 5.4 million shares with a price band of KRW 21,000–24,000. — Reported by TheLec. Personal note: would like to become a shareholder.

1. The news

Official fact: Per TheLec (a specialized electronics-components media), Semifive announced on the 17th that it had filed its securities registration statement with the FSC to list on KOSDAQ.

Official fact: The company plans to offer 5.4 million shares total, with an indicative price band of KRW 21,000–24,000.

Interpretation: At the top of the band, the gross offering size is roughly KRW 129.6 billion (5.4M × 24,000). Final size, primary/secondary split, ESOP allocation and lockups need to be checked in the body of the registration statement.

Issuer

Semifive

Korean SoC design solutions company pursuing a KOSDAQ listing.

Offering

5.4M shares

Total shares to be offered in this IPO.

Price band

21,000–24,000 KRW

Implied gross proceeds at top ≈ KRW 129.6B.

Step

Filing

FSC filing → book-building → subscription → listing.

2. What to watch next

  • The S-1 body — use of proceeds (capex vs working capital), primary/secondary split, ESOP allotment.
  • Peers & valuation — design-house comps (e.g., ADTechnology, Gaonchips) and PER/PSR methodology.
  • Underwriter commentary — book-building results (institutional oversubscription, lockup ratio) and final IPO price.
  • Lockups/overhang — financial/strategic investor stakes and lockup periods.

3. Personal note

Interpretation: Just a one-line "would like to be a shareholder" tag. Actual subscription depends on the full filing, book-building results and market tone.

Sources

Naver original