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return to shareholder

In order to fulfill the shareholder-centric management, Samsung Electronics has returned around 30% to 50% of net income to shareholders for the recent 5 years through dividends and share buyback.
The company will continue to make efforts to improve shareholder value.
shareholder return
(Unit : KRW 100 M)
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
total payout common 7,685 13,533 7,193 7,081 10,113
preferred 1,182 2,106 1,147 1,124 1,598
total 8,867 15,639 8,340 8,250 11,711
payout ration 14.9% 14.5% 10.9% 10.4% 15.8%
amount of shares purchased common 18,771 36,974 20,400 16,189 16,453
preferred 1,510 945 1,094 1,939 1,801
total 20,281 37,919 21,494 18,129 18,254
total shareholder return 29,148 53,558 29,834 26,334 29,965
net income 59,590 107,867 76,402 79,261 74,250
total payout ration 48.9% 49.7% 39.0% 33.2% 40.4%
shareholder return
dividends
Year-end Cash Dividend Resolution

On January 15, 2008, the BOD of Samsung Electronics authorized the cash dividend plan.

1. 2007 Year-end Dividend Details
  • Type of dividend : Cash
  • Dividend per share :
    - KRW 7,500 per common share
    - KRW 7,550 per preferred share
  • Dividend yield: 1.3% for common share, 1.8% for preferred share.
    * The dividend yield was calculated as follows :
    Dividend per share / average of ending prices of the stock for the week leading up to two days prior to the record date X 100
  • Record date: December 31, 2007
  • Total payout: KRW 1,098.1 billion (The figure is rounded off for the amount below KRW 10,000,000)
    * The above total payout is an estimated amount. Therefore, the Company will disclose the actual payout after it completes the dividend payment.
  • Dividend pay date : April 28, 2008
dividends
Dividend payment history for the recent five years
(Unit : KRW 100 M)
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
net income 59,590 107,867 76,402 79,261 74,250
payout ratio 14.9% 14.5% 10.9% 10.4% 15.8%
dividend per share
(KRW)		 common 5,500 10,000 5,500 5,500 8,000
preferred 5,550 10,050 5,550 5,550 8,050
total payout common 7,685 13,533 7,193 7,081 10,113
preferred 1,182 2,106 1,147 1,124 1,598
total 8,887 15,639 8,340 8,205 11,711
treasury stock

The BOD of SAMSUNG Electronics authorized a share buyback on January 12, 2007, and completed the share buyback on March 16, 2007

Details of the share buyback are as the following :

1 .Number of shares repurchased
  • 2,800,000 common shares
  • 400,000 preferred shares
2. The total buyback cost

About KRW 1,645 billion for common shares, and about KRW 180 billion for preferred shares.
*The total buyback cost includes fees.

3. Buyback period

January 16, 2007 ~ March 16, 2007

4. Purpose of the buyback

To stabilize stock prices.

Treasury shareholding as of June 30, 2007
  • Common share : 21,081,727 shares (14.3% of outstanding shares of common stock)
  • Preferred share: 2,979,693 shares (13.1% of outstanding shares of preferred stock)
treasury stock
Share buyback history (most recent 5 years)
(Unit: 100 million KRW, 10,000 shares)
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
net income 59,590 107,867 76,402 79,261 74,250
amount of shares
purchased		 common 18,771 36,974 20,400 16,189 16,453
preferred 1,510 945 1,094 1,939 1,801
total 20,281 37,919 21,494 18,129 18,254
number of shares
purchased		 common 525 706 380 260 280
preferred 80 26 30 40 40
number of treasury
shares outstanding		 common 1,251 1,392 1,668 1,854 2,037
preferred 216 188 218 258 298

*The buyback amount includes transaction fees and any other costs of purchase.

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