REG - Samsung Electronics Samsung Elec - SMSD - Decision on Share Repurchase

Samsung Electronics CoAnnouncement

07/01/2026 10:30

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RNS Number : 0112O  Samsung Electronics Co. Ld  07 January 2026

Decision on Share Repurchase

 1. Number of shares to be repurchased                                                                                                            Common         18,000,000
                                                         Other                                                         -
 2. Value of shares to be repurchased (Korean won)                                                                                                Common         2,500,200,000,000
                                                         Other                                                         -
 3. Expected repurchase period                                                                                                                    Start date     January 8, 2026
                                                         End date                                                      April 7, 2026
 4. Purpose of repurchase                                                                                                                                        To facilitate employee stock-based compensation
 5. Method of repurchase                                                                                                                                         Open market
 6. Consignment investment brokers                                                                                                                               Samsung Securities Co., Ltd.

                                                                                                                                                                 Shinhan Securities Co., Ltd.

                                                                                                                                                                 KB Securities Co., Ltd.
 7. Holding status of treasury shares before repurchase  Repurchase within the allowable distribution profit (shares)  Common                                    91,828,987        Ratio (%)         1.6
                                                                                                                       Other                                     13,603,461        Ratio (%)         1.7
                                                         Other repurchase (shares)                                     Common                                    -                 Ratio (%)         -
                                                                                                                       Other                                     -                 Ratio (%)         -
 8. Date of board resolution (confirmation date)                                                                                                                 January 7, 2026
 - Attendance of Independent Directors at the Board of Directors meeting                                                                          Present        6
                                                         Absent                                                        -
 - Attendance of auditors who are not                                                                                                                            -

  Independent Directors
 9. Daily order quantity limit                                                                                                                    Common         5,746,531
                                                         Other                                                         -

 

10. Other information to consider:

- Shares denoted as "other" are preferred shares.

- In Item 1 above, number of shares to be purchased was calculated based on
the closing price on the day prior to the Board's resolution (January 6,
2026).

(KRW 138,900 per common share)

- The Company plans to acquire treasury shares based on the value of shares to
be repurchased in Item 2 above. The actual amount may change depending on
future stock price movements.

- With respect to Items 4 above, the Company is repurchasing shares that will
be held in treasury for use in stock-based compensation programs, including
Performance Stock Units (PSUs; introduced in October 2025) as well as in other
programs to incentivize employee performance (e.g., OPI, LTI).

- In Item 8 above, all Audit Committee members are Independent Directors.

- The calculation method for Item 9 above is the smaller of:  ③  and [the
larger of ① and ②].

 ① 10% of the number of shares to be repurchased: 1,800,000 common

 ② 25% of average daily transaction volume over the one month period
preceding the date of the board resolution: 5,746,531 common

 ③ 1% of total number of issued shares: 59,196,379 common

 

- Limit on the amount of repurchased shares (Korean won)

 1. Limits to Dividend eligible profit under Commercial Act as of end-2024       226,239,016,662,399
 2. Amount of repurchased shares since end-2024                                  8,189,263,404,980
 3. Amount of dividends on profits and reserves for related profits decided at   2,454,306,524,450
 a general meeting of shareholders since end-2024
 4. The interim dividend amount and related profit reserves decided by the       7,354,421,579,302
 board of directors since end-2024
 5. Acquisition cost of the shares in disposing of treasury shares since         343,754,747,955
 end-2024
 Limit on the amount of repurchased shares                                       208,584,779,901,622

 (1-2-3-4+5)

 

* As of the reporting date (January 7, 2026), 'limits to Dividend eligible
profit under Commercial Act as of end-2024' in item 1 above has been prepared
based on end-2024 financial data as the 2025 financial statements cannot be
approved until the shareholders' meeting.

- Holding status of treasury shares before purchase (number of shares)

* on-market direct purchase

 Stock type  Initial quantity  Changes                               End quantity
             Purchase                       Disposal   Cancellation
 Common      29,700,000        118,314,495  6,040,880  50,144,628    91,828,987
 Other       4,050,000         16,465,497   -          6,912,036     13,603,461

 

 

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