Hanwha Investment & Securities Files Additional Registration for DLB Issue No. 568, Raising 19.9 Billion Won with Low-Risk Principal Protection

Hanwha Investment & Securities filed an additional shelf registration document on July 10 2026 for the issuance of Hanwha Smart DLB No. 568.
Total offering amount is 19.99 billion won with maturity on October 19 2026 and the underlying asset is the USD/KRW benchmark rate.
The product is principal protected: if the underlying is above 2000 won at maturity it pays 3.13% annualized otherwise 3.12%.
Proceeds will be used for hedging transactions in underlying assets and derivatives to ensure stable repayment.
The company's credit rating is AA- and as of end-March 2026 it had total assets of 18 trillion won equity of 2 trillion won and net income of 28.3 billion won in Q1 2026.
However provisions for litigation related to CERCG ABCP increased from 44.7 billion won at year-end 2025 to 115.1 billion won due to a partial reversal in the Supreme Court.
[AI Summary]Hanwha Investment & Securities issues a 19.9 billion won low-risk DLB under its shelf program. Proceeds support hedging activities. The company's AA- rating and sound finances mitigate concerns but the rising CERCG ABCP litigation provision warrants attention.