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Samsung says up to 75 trillion won remains for shareholder returns
Samsung Electronics says 55 trillion to 75 trillion won remains for shareholder returns this year.
The South Korean company gave the figure during a call about its third-quarter results on October 29.
It excludes returns already made and a cash dividend approved by the board that day.
Much of the remaining money is expected to go to buying back and cancelling shares.
Samsung said it is discussing a new shareholder-return policy for next year and beyond.
It also said it would consider increasing the share of preferred shares in future buybacks, taking market conditions into account.
The plans matter to investors because they could affect how Samsung returns money to shareholders and which shares it buys.
Samsung Electronics said 55 trillion to 75 trillion won remains for shareholder returns this year.
The estimate excludes returns already made and the cash dividend confirmed by its board.
The company said much of the remaining funds will go toward buying back and cancelling its own shares.
Samsung said it is discussing a new shareholder-return policy for next year and beyond.
It also said it would consider adjusting the share of preferred shares in future buybacks to reflect market conditions.
- Who
- Samsung Electronics.
- What
- It said 55 trillion to 75 trillion won remains for shareholder returns this year, with much of it expected to fund share buybacks and cancellations.
- When
- October 29, 2026.
- Where
- At an earnings conference call. The location is not stated.
- Why
- The company said the funds are the remainder after returns already made and the cash dividend confirmed by its board.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Samsung's board confirmed a cash dividend of about 30 trillion won.
At its earnings conference call, Samsung said 55 trillion to 75 trillion won remained for shareholder returns after accounting for returns already made and the confirmed dividend.
- Remaining funds
- 55 trillion to 75 trillion won
- Cash dividend
- About 30 trillion won
- Planned use
- Much of the remaining funds will go to share buybacks and cancellations
- New policy
- Samsung is discussing a shareholder-return policy for next year and beyond
What people are saying
We are in in-depth discussions on a new shareholder-return policy for next year and beyond, so that we can achieve both sustainable growth and enhancement of shareholder value.
We promise to actively consider and adjust the proportion of preferred shares bought back, reflecting market conditions, when buying back and cancelling our own shares.