AI boom sparks Kingboard subsidiary’s US$1.5 billion stake sale to ramp up PCB capacity

Kingboard Holdings plans to raise HK$11.77 billion (US$1.5 billion) by selling a stake in its subsidiary Kingboard Laminates Holdings to expand production capacity for circuit boards used in AI servers, driven by surging demand and supply chain strains from AI server backlogs at major tech vendors.

AI boom sparks Kingboard subsidiary’s US$1.5 billion stake sale to ramp up PCB capacity AI server backlogs and supply chain strains push Kingboard to tap markets and expand circuit board output artificial intelligence hardware components https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3348225/why-sd-cards-and-hard-drives-are-new-digital-gold-hong-kong?module=inline&pgtype=article , Kingboard Holdings plans to raise HK$11.77 billion US$1.5 billion by selling a stake in its listed subsidiary, Kingboard Laminates Holdings, one of the world’s biggest makers of laminate materials used in circuit boards for AI servers. The company said the proceeds would be used to expand business and production capacity to meet surging demand. AI server backlogs https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3354118/ai-infrastructure-investment-bubble-unlikely-burst-2027-macquarie?module=inline&pgtype=article hit record highs at major technology vendors, triggering shortages of upstream circuit board materials. The five hyperscalers – Alphabet, Amazon.com, Meta Platforms, Microsoft and Oracle – were expected to spend a combined US$805 billion on AI infrastructure in 2026 alone, according to Morgan Stanley’s latest estimates. Kingboard Holdings agreed to sell 155 million shares in Kingboard Laminates at HK$76 apiece, an 11.5 per cent discount to Tuesday’s closing price of HK$85.90, according to a Hong Kong stock exchange filing on Wednesday. The placed shares will account for about 4.92 per cent of the enlarged share capital, with the transaction scheduled to close on June 22.