HYBE Sells Its Entire Stake In SM Entertainment To Tencent

HYBE has formally introduced the sale of its whole stake in SM Leisure to China’s Tencent.

On Could 27, HYBE formally introduced the sale by way of a public disclosure. In accordance with the submitting, the customer is China’s Tencent Music Leisure, which can purchase all 2,212,237 shares held by HYBE. The shares are being bought at 110,000 gained (roughly $80) every, for a complete transaction worth of 243.35 billion gained (roughly $177 million).

The deal will probably be executed as a block commerce after the market closes on Could 30, with the shares being transferred to Tencent Music’s Hong Kong subsidiary. As soon as accomplished, Tencent Music will change into SM Leisure’s second-largest shareholder after Kakao, changing HYBE, which beforehand held a 9.66 % stake.

HYBE first entered the SM acquisition battle in early 2023 by buying a 14.8 % stake from SM founder and former govt producer Lee Soo Man. Nonetheless, after shedding out to Kakao within the takeover battle, HYBE bought roughly half of its shares to Kakao by way of a young supply.

HYBE additional lowered its stake in Could 2023 by way of one other block deal, and with this newest transaction, it has now absolutely divested from SM.

Commenting on the sale, HYBE acknowledged, “This move is part of our strategy to streamline non-core assets. The capital secured will be used to support future growth initiatives.”

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