Webtoon Sells 2% Stake to Disney for $32.8 Million

Reuters01-09

Webtoon Sells 2% Stake to Disney for $32.8 Million

Webtoon Entertainment Inc. has announced that it entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company. Under the agreement, Disney acquired 2,666,757 shares of Webtoon’s common stock—representing roughly a 2% equity stake—for a total purchase price of $32,774,443.53. The shares were issued in a private placement under an exemption from public offering registration. As part of the deal, Disney received certain rights related to its investment, including approval over specific corporate actions and transfer rights aligned with those of NAVER Corporation or LY Corporation. Additionally, Webtoon and Disney have entered into a definitive agreement to jointly develop a new digital comics platform.

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