SK Hynix shares fell as much as 5% in Asian trade on Monday — their largest
intraday drop in two weeks — after US media, citing people familiar with the
matter, reported its US unit Solidigm is weighing a US IPO as early as next year
with a potential valuation up to $100 bln. Largest shareholder SK Square slid
more than 8% and SK Inc., which holds a controlling stake in SK Square, fell
over 6%. The Korea Corporate Governance Forum said a Solidigm listing would
deepen SK Group’s multi-tiered pyramid shareholdings and said it had urged SK
Hynix in August to abandon the plan.