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Note: This is an offering of American Depositary Shares (ADS) on the NASDAQ. Our common shares are listed on the KRX KOSPI Market of the Korea Exchange (the “KRX KOSPI Market”) under the identification code “000660.” (Source: F-1 filing dated June 24, 2026)
(Incorporated in the Republic of Korea)
We are one of the world’s largest memory semiconductor companies and engage in the design, manufacture and sale of advanced memory semiconductors. In the DRAM market that includes HBM, we were ranked second globally based on revenue with a market share of 29.1% in the first quarter of 2026, according to market research conducted by IDC. In the HBM market, we were ranked first globally based on revenue with a market share of 56.4% in the first quarter of 2026, according to IDC. In addition, we were the second largest supplier of NAND flash memory based on revenue, with a worldwide market share of 18.5% in the first quarter of 2026, according to IDC.
Our memory products can be used in virtually all electronic devices, including graphics cards, personal computers (“PCs”), data center servers, mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets, and other consumer electronics products. We also conduct our foundry business through SK hynix system ic Inc. (“SK hynix system ic”) and SK keyfoundry Inc. (“SK keyfoundry”), our wholly-owned subsidiaries.
We sell a wide variety of DRAM and NAND flash memory products with various configuration options, architectures and performance characteristics tailored to meet application- and customer-specific needs. We believe that we are one of the world’s leading companies in developing DRAMs with advanced specifications, particularly those requiring higher density, faster data-processing speed and lower power consumption. We are continually developing higher-density DRAM modules, SSDs and other advanced DRAM and NAND flash memory products that are optimized for our customers’ specific applications. In recent years, we have substantially increased our sales of HBMs. HBMs are advanced memory semiconductors designed to deliver fast data transfers while using less power, making them especially useful in high-performance applications such as GPUs, AI and high-performance computing.
Note: Revenue is in U.S. dollars (converted from South Korea’s won) for the 12 months that ended on March 31, 2026.
(Note: SK hynix priced its NASDAQ Uplisting deal – a U.S. public offering – at $149.00 – and sold 177.9 million ADS (American Depositary Shares) – to raise $26.51 billion on Thursday night, July 9, 2026. At pricing, SK hynix had a market cap of $1.1 trillion.)
(Background: SK hynix disclosed the terms of its U.S. public offering – a NASDAQ Uplisting – on July 6, 2026, in an F-1/A filing: 177.9 million ADS at US$158.14 each to raise $28.13 billion. The actual price has not been set yet. Each ADS represents one-tenth (1/10th) of an ordinary share, which has a par value of W5,000. As of July 3, 2026, SK hynix shares traded at W2,425,000 on the KRX KOSPI Market, equivalent to about US$158.14 per ADS based on an exchange rate of W1,533.14 per $1.00.)
(Background: SK hynix disclosed its plans to list its stock – American Depositary Shares (ADS) – on the NASDAQ in a NASDAQ Uplisting – a U.S. public offering – in an F-1 filing on June 24, 2026, without disclosing the terms. However, the SK hynix filing said the maximum number of shares would be 17.79 million shares, representing 2.5 percent of its total issued and outstanding common stock on that date. Note: Bloomberg has estimated that SK hynix could raise about US$29 billion (45.45 trillion won) in its public offering of ADS in connection with its uplisting to the NASDAQ. Note: The Wall Street Journal reported that SK hynix is “looking to raise 45.453 trillion won, equivalent to $29.65 billion, by issuing American depositary receipts on the Nasdaq market, according to a regulatory filing to the Korea Exchange on Wednesday.” The company has set a trade date of July 10, The WSJ reported.)
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