[Conference Call] Samsung Electronics: "Buybacks and cancellations of treasury shares worth KRW 55 trillion to KRW 75 trillion in remaining shareholder return funds"

Samsung Electronics said it would pursue substantial share buybacks and cancellations, alongside cash dividends, using the remaining KRW 55 trillion to KRW 75 trillion in this year's total shareholder return funds.

Samsung Electronics posted record second-quarter results on the 7th. According to the company’s preliminary results for the second quarter of this year, revenue totaled 171 trillion won and operating profit reached 89.4 trillion won, up 129.31% and 1,810.26%, respectively, from the same period last year. The photo shows Samsung Electronics’ Seocho office building in Seocho-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul. July 7, 2026. Photo by Yun Dongju.

During its third-quarter earnings conference call on the 29th, Samsung Electronics said, "Today, the board of directors approved a third-quarter cash dividend of KRW 4,601 per share for both common and preferred shares. This includes the regular dividend of KRW 376 per share." It added, "As announced in August, total third-quarter cash dividends, including the regular dividend under the three-year shareholder return policy for 2024 through 2026, will amount to approximately KRW 30 trillion and are scheduled to be paid in November."

The company also outlined specific plans for deploying the remaining shareholder return funds this year. Samsung Electronics said, "Of the total shareholder return of KRW 90 trillion to KRW 110 trillion for 2026, KRW 35 trillion has been allocated for shareholder returns, including amounts already deployed and the KRW 30 trillion in cash dividends approved today. This leaves KRW 55 trillion to KRW 75 trillion in remaining funds." It stressed, "We plan to use the remaining funds for shareholder returns through cash dividends and substantial share buybacks and cancellations."

Samsung Electronics said, "We are aware of the market's keen interest in the price gap between common and preferred shares. In terms of shareholder equality, maximizing capital allocation and enhancing corporate value, we will actively consider and adjust the proportion of preferred shares in our buybacks and cancellations based on market conditions."

Regarding its next shareholder return policy, the company added, "We are engaged in in-depth discussions on a new shareholder return policy to take effect from 2027 onward. At the board meeting scheduled for the end of January 2027, we will finalize and announce the next shareholder return policy, along with the final shareholder return amount and specific implementation plans for the remaining 2026 funds."

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