South Korean game company Krafton cuts IPO price by over 10%

PUBG developer faces headwinds ahead of listing delayed to next month

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Krafton is known for its popular game PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, or PUBG. (Source photos by Reuters and Getty Images)

KIM JAEWON, Nikkei staff writer

SEOUL -- South Korean computer game developer Krafton cut its initial public offering price range by more than 10% on Thursday and postponed its listing, surrendering to a demand by regulators to fix the valuation.

Krafton, known for PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, or PUBG, said that it will lower its IPO price to a range of 400,000 won ($353) to 498,000 won from its previous band of between 458,000 won and 557,000 won.

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