Korea stock market calendar: August 2026

IPO subscriptions and refunds, bonus-issue ex-rights and listing dates, option expiry and KRX holidays in one calendar.

Trading days20
IPO subscriptions6
Market holidays1Aug 17
Option expiryThu, Aug 13

Calendar

IPO subscriptionIPO refundPublic offeringEx-rights (bonus issue)Bonus shares listedMarket holidayExpiry

Events by date

  1. Public offering LB Semicon public offering subscription (to Aug 4)
    IPO subscription Dealicious IPO subscription (to Aug 4)
    Public offering Amotech public offering subscription (to Aug 4)
    Public offering Hyper public offering subscription (to Aug 4)
  2. IPO subscription KNS Space and Defence IPO subscription (to Aug 5)
  3. Public offering Penetrium Bioscience public offering subscription (to Aug 6)
  4. IPO refund Dealicious refund and payment
    Public offering Thumbage public offering subscription (to Aug 7)
  5. IPO refund KNS Space and Defence refund and payment
  6. IPO subscription Kido Industrial IPO subscription (to Aug 12)
  7. IPO subscription Nearthlab IPO subscription (to Aug 13)
    IPO subscription Haechitech IPO subscription (to Aug 13)
  8. Public offering Sensorview public offering subscription (to Aug 14)
    Public offering Clobot public offering subscription (to Aug 14)
    Expiry Monthly options expiry
  9. IPO refund Kido Industrial refund and payment
  10. Market holiday Market closed: Liberation Day substitute holiday
  11. IPO refund Nearthlab refund and payment
    IPO refund Haechitech refund and payment
  12. IPO subscription Sky Labs IPO subscription (to Aug 27)
  13. IPO refund Sky Labs refund and payment

The ex-rights date is the trading day before the record date (T+2 settlement), so buy by the day before the ex-rights date to receive new shares. Monthly options expire on the second Thursday (earlier if it is a holiday). Confirm all dates with company filings and Korea Exchange notices.

All Korea stock market holidays in 2026 →