Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Corporation Limited·Industrials

Asia Pacific Wire and Cable Corporation Limited (NASDAQ: APWC - Get Free Report) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in the month of February. As of February 27th, there was short interest totaling 272 shares, a growth of 51.1% from the February 12th total of 180 shares. Based on an average trading

TAIPEI, Taiwan, Feb. 26, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Corporation Limited (“APWC” or “Company”) (NASDAQ: APWC) today announced the successful completion and final results of its rights offering, as described in the rights offering prospectus filed December 18, 2025 with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("Rights Offering"). Of the 20,616,227 maximum issuable shares, shareholders exercising their basic and over-subscription rights acquired 18,165,738 Common Shares and the remaining 2,450,489 Common Shares unsubscribed ("Remainder Shares") were placed prior to the Rights Offering's expiration on February 20, 2026, generating gross proceeds of $34.2 million. Following the issuance of the shares acquired in the Rights Offering, APWC has issued 41,243,554 Common Shares, with 41,232,454 Common Shares outstanding and 11,100 Common Shares held in Treasury.
Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Corporation Limited, through its subsidiaries, manufactures and distributes enameled wire, power cable, and telecommunications products in Thailand, Singapore, Australia, the People's Republic of China, Hong Kong, and other markets in the Asia Pacific region. The company offers copper rods; and telecommunications cable products, including copper-based and fiber optic cables for telephone and data transmissions; and armored and unarmored low voltage power transmission cable, which is used to transmit electricity to and within commercial and residential buildings, as well as to outdoor installations, such as streetlights, traffic signals, and other signs. It also provides enameled wire for use in the assembly of a range of electrical products consisting of oil-filled transformers, refrigerator motors, telephones, radios, televisions, fan motors, air conditioner compressors, and other electric appliances. In addition, the company distributes wire and cable products; and offers project engineering services in the supply, delivery, and installation of power cables, as well as fabrication services for converting raw materials to wire and cable products. It serves government organizations, electric contracting firms, electrical dealers, and wire and cable factories. The company was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan. Asia Pacific Wire & Cable Corporation Limited is a subsidiary of Pacific Electric Wire & Cable Co., Ltd.
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