Archive · 26 Jan 2026
Samsung to Offer $120M in Treasury Shares as Bonuses
Samsung Electronics, a big tech company from South Korea, is giving bonuses to its executives.
These bonuses are in the form of the company's own shares, worth about $120 million.
The company is giving out 1.15 million shares to 1,051 executives.
This is part of their incentive program, which rewards employees when their part of the company does well.
The bonuses are given after a year.
Samsung's chairman, Lee Jae-yong, has told the executives not to be happy just because the company is doing well right now.
He wants them to work hard to make the company more competitive in the long run.
He also talked about the importance of technology, like artificial intelligence, in the company's future plans.
Samsung Electronics plans to give treasury shares worth $120 million to its executives as bonuses.
The bonuses are part of the Excess Profit Incentive (OPI) system for 2024.
1.15 million shares will be distributed to 1,051 executives.
Chairman Lee Jae-yong warned executives against complacency and stressed the need for long-term competitiveness.
The shares to be distributed account for 0.019% of the company's outstanding shares.
- Who
- Samsung Electronics executives
- What
- Treasury shares worth $120 million as bonuses
- When
- Under the 2024 incentive program
- Where
- Seoul, South Korea
- Why
- To enhance responsible management and long-term performance
- Company
- Samsung Electronics
- Bonus Amount
- $120 million (175.2 billion won)
- Number of Shares
- 1.15 million
- Recipients
- 1,051 executives
- Bonus Program
- Excess Profit Incentive (OPI) system
- Percentage of Outstanding Shares
- 0.019%
- Incentive Year
- 2024
- Chairman's Warning
- Avoid complacency, focus on long-term competitiveness