PRE-MARKET AUSTRALIAN, JAPANESE & SOUTH KOREAN STOCKS NEWS: Yageo Corp (2327 TT) raises tender offer price for Shibaura Electronics (6957 JT)

AUSTRALIA

AMA Group (AMA AT) - Co. FY (AUD) net loss 6.2mln (prev. loss 7.6mln Y/Y), rev. rose 8.6% Y/Y to 1.0bln. (Newswires)

Fonterra (FSF AT) - Co. agreed to a NZD 3.85bln deal to sell consumer business to Lactalis. (Newswires)

Geopacific Resources (GPR AT) - St Barbara (SBM AT) acquires a 14.4% interest in Geopacific. (Newswires)

Helia Group (HLI AT) - Co. H1 (AUD) net rose 38% Y/Y to 134mln, rev. rose 21% Y/Y to 287mln. (Newswires)

Inghams Group (ING AT) - Co. FY (AUD) net fell 12% Y/Y to 90mln, rev. fell 3.4% Y/Y to 3.2bln. (Newswires)

Latitude Group Holdings (LFS AT) - Co. H1 (AUD) net 39.2mln (prev. 2.0mln Y/Y), rev. 600mln (prev. 530mln Y/Y). (Newswires)

Qualitas (QAL AT) - Co. FY (AUD) statutory net rose 28% Y/Y to 33.4mln, rev. 109.4mln (prev. 84.0mln Y/Y). (Newswires)

Regis Resources (RRL AT) - Co. FY (AUD) net 254mln (prev. loss 186mln Y/Y), rev. rose 30% Y/Y to 1.65bln. (Newswires)

Zip Co (ZIP AT) - Co. is considering a dual listing on the Nasdaq. (Newswires)

JAPAN

Mitsubishi Motors (7211 JT) - Co. North America unit is recalling 91.7k US vehicles due to gas spring cylinder ruptures and unexpectedly falling liftgates. (Newswires)

Shibaura Electronics (6957 JT) - Yageo Corp (2327 TT) raises tender offer price for Shibaura Electronics to JPY 6,635/shr from JPY 6,200/shr and extends tender offer period to September 4th from August 28th after Minebea Mitsumi’s recent new offer. (Newswires)

Tohoku Bank (8349 JT) - SBI Holdings (8473 JT) unit SBI Regional Bank is to acquire up to a 2.95% stake in Tohoku Bank as part of a strategic capital and business alliance. (Newswires)

Other News

Japan's Ministry of Finance is preparing to raise long-term rate estimate to 2.6% in FY26/27 budget request, which would be the highest in 17 years. (Yomiuri)

SOUTH KOREA

KEPCO (015760 KS) - Co. subsidiary Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co. and US energy firm Westinghouse Co. held talks on creating a JV to jointly target the recovering nuclear power plant market in the US and Europe, according to sources. (Yonhap)

NainTech (267320 KQ) - Co. and Neo Battery Materials (NBM) enter agreement to co-develop battery technologies. (Newswires)

22 Aug 2025 - 00:48- EquitiesResearch Sheet- Source: Newswires