Samsung Electronics Co. is in the early stages of exploring a potential offering of American depositary receipts in the United States, according to people familiar with the matter.
The South Korean company has held preliminary discussions with banks on the possibility of a US share sale through ADRs, the people said, asking not to be identified discussing private deliberations. No decision has been made on whether to proceed, and the talks remain at a very early stage. Samsung will monitor conditions in volatile memory chip stocks as part of any decision-making process.
The development comes days after rival SK Hynix Inc. completed a Nasdaq listing of ADRs that raised approximately $26.5 billion, one of the largest foreign offerings in recent years. SK Hynix shares trade under the ticker SKHY on Nasdaq following the debut.
Samsung Electronics, the world’s largest maker of memory chips and smartphones, maintains its primary listing on the Korea Exchange under ticker 005930.KS. The company already has global depositary receipts listed on the London Stock Exchange, with a ratio of 25 ordinary shares to one GDR under ticker SMSN.
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