Naver Monetary has postponed the completion of its all-stock share swap with Dunamu for a second time, extending the time limit to Dec. 31 as regulatory approvals stay pending.
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- Naver Monetary and Dunamu have delayed their deliberate share swap for a second time, with completion now anticipated on Dec. 31.
- The deal stays topic to a number of regulatory approvals and will face additional delays or cancellation if these processes should not accomplished.
- Dunamu mentioned South Korea’s proposed Digital Asset Fundamental Act may nonetheless affect the construction or final result of the transaction.
In line with a regulatory submitting disclosed by Dunamu, the deliberate complete share trade with Naver Monetary has been rescheduled from Sept. 30 to Dec. 31, following an earlier postponement that moved the timeline from June 30 to September.
Share swap awaits regulatory approvals
The submitting saved the trade ratio unchanged at 2.5422618 Naver Monetary shares for each one Dunamu share. It additionally repeated that completion of the transaction depends upon approvals from South Korea’s Honest Commerce Fee, clearance for adjustments in main shareholders underneath the Credit score Info Act, and notifications required underneath the Act on Reporting and Use of Particular Monetary Transaction Info.
Dunamu mentioned within the submitting that delays in these approval processes may push the schedule again additional and even stop the share trade from being accomplished. The corporate additionally famous that ongoing discussions round South Korea’s proposed Digital Asset Fundamental Act may have an effect on the transaction relying on the ultimate type of the laws as soon as it’s enacted and applied.
The newest delay comes after Naver Monetary beforehand postponed the transaction in March, when it moved the anticipated completion date from late June to Sept. 30 whereas citing regulatory approval procedures and authorized developments.
On the time, the corporate mentioned the deal remained topic to a number of authorities approvals and will face extra delays or cancellation relying on the result of these critiques.
Merger continues underneath regulatory scrutiny
Regulatory oversight has additionally intensified for the reason that transaction was first introduced. In April, South Korea’s Monetary Supervisory Service ordered Dunamu to appropriate omissions in its disclosure associated to the merger after figuring out lacking or inaccurate info regarding future company restructuring plans and different issues essential to traders.
The regulator’s evaluate got here as lawmakers continued debating the Digital Asset Fundamental Act, with native experiences indicating that proposed limits on main shareholders of digital asset exchanges may have an effect on Naver Monetary’s plan to amass full possession of Dunamu. Dunamu has beforehand said that it intends to proceed with the transaction regardless of the legislative uncertainty.
The all-stock deal, confirmed in late 2024, values Dunamu at round $10 billion and is anticipated to deliver the operator of Upbit underneath Naver Monetary. The businesses have additionally outlined plans to cooperate on digital asset providers, together with the event of the Silk Pocket stablecoin pockets alongside blockchain funding agency Hashed and the Busan Digital Change.
