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Samsung staff posts about falling share price anger investors
Samsung Electronics shares fell 9.48% in one day, closing at 210,000 won.
The drop came as investors were already concerned about the stock’s decline from its June peak.
On an anonymous workplace forum, posts appeared to welcome further falls because a lower share price could mean more bonus shares.
It has not been confirmed that the people who wrote the posts work in Samsung’s semiconductor division.
Samsung and its labor union agreed to fund a special bonus using 10.5% of the division’s operating profit, with the after-tax payments due in shares around late March or early April next year.
Investors criticized the posts while facing losses, and the debate has widened to questions about company performance and employee rewards.
Some Samsung Electronics employees appeared to welcome the company’s falling share price in anonymous online posts, angering investors who have suffered losses.
The posts referred to a special performance bonus due to be paid in Samsung shares next year.
The number of shares employees receive will be based on the stock price at payment, so a lower price means more shares.
Samsung’s labor and management agreed to fund the bonus with 10.5% of operating profit from its Device Solutions division.
Samsung shares fell 9.48% to 210,000 won on the day described in the article.
- Who
- Some people believed to be Samsung Electronics employees posted about the share price; investors criticized the posts.
- What
- Posts welcoming a lower share price drew investor anger amid debate over a share-based employee bonus.
- When
- The posts appeared recently, according to an article published on October 16, 2026. The bonus is scheduled for late March to early April next year.
- Where
- Samsung Electronics’ board on the anonymous workplace community Blind.
- Why
- A lower share price at the time of payment would mean employees receive more shares under the bonus arrangement.
Samsung Electronics employees who welcomed a lower share price
Investors angered by the posts
Effect of a lower share price
Samsung Electronics employees who welcomed a lower share price
Employees would receive more shares under the bonus, with greater potential valuation gains if the price later rises.
Investors angered by the posts
Investors said the falling share price was causing them losses and objected to employees appearing to welcome further declines.
Bonus funding
Samsung Electronics employees who welcomed a lower share price
A post by a user identifying as a shareholder complained that 10% of profits was being shared as employee bonuses.
Investors angered by the posts
The company’s labor and management agreed to use 10.5% of the Device Solutions division’s operating profit as the bonus fund.
Samsung shares closed at 210,000 won, down 9.48% from the previous trading day.
Samsung is scheduled to pay the special performance bonus in shares.
- Share-price fall
- 9.48% to 210,000 won at the close
- Previous high
- 374,500 won in June
- Drop from previous high
- 164,500 won, or 43.9%
- Bonus funding
- 10.5% of Device Solutions division operating profit
- Payment schedule
- Late March to early April next year
What people are saying
내 투자금으로 반도체를 팔아 돈을 벌어놓고, 이익의 10%를 직원 성과급으로 나눠주는 게 말이 되느냐