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In order to fulfill the shareholder-centric management,
Samsung Electronics has returned to shareholders through dividends and share buyback.
The company will continue to make efforts to improve shareholder value.

Shareholder return

(Unit : KRW 100 M)

		2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
total payout	common	10,113	6,987	10,256	12,970	7,170
	preferred	1,598	1,102	1,598	1,995	1,102
	total	11,711	8,089	11,854	14,965	8,272
payout ratio		15.8%	14.6%	12.3%	9.3%	6.0%
amount of shares purchased	common	16,453	0	0	0	0
	preferred	1,801	0	0	0	0
	total	18,254	0	0	0	0
total shareholder return		29,965	8,089	11,854	14,965	8,272
net income		74,250	55,259	96,495	161,465	137,341
total payout ratio		40.4%	14.6%	12.3%	9.3%	6.0%

Dividends

Year-end Cash Dividend Resolution

Under the BOD resolution dated January 27, 2012, SEC completed the year-end dividend payment as follows:

1. 2011 Year-end Dividend Details

Type of dividend : Cash
Dividend per share :
- KRW 5,000 per common share
- KRW 5,050 per preferred share
Dividend yield: 0.47% for common share, 0.77% for preferred share.
* The dividend yield was calculated as follows :
(Dividend per share) divided by (the average of ending prices of the stock for the week leading up to two days prior to the record date) multiplied by 100
Record date: December 31, 2011
Total payout: KRW 752.2 billion (The figure is rounded off for the amount below KRW 10,000,000)
Dividend pay date : April 16, 2012

Dividend payment history for the recent 5 years

(Unit : KRW 100 M)

		2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
net income		74,250	55,259	96,495	161,465	137,341
payout ratio		15.8%	14.6%	12.3%	9.3%	6.0%
dividend per share (KRW)	common	8,000	5,500	8,000	10,000	5,500
dividend per share (KRW)	preferred	8,050	5,550	8,050	10,050	5,550
total payout	common	10,113	6,987	10,256	12,970	7,170
	preferred	1,598	1,102	1,598	1,995	1,102
	total	11,711	8,089	11,854	14,965	8,272

Treasury stock

Samsung Electronics did not acquire treasury shares in the year 2011.

Treasury shareholding as of December 31, 2011

Common share : 16,912,614 shares (11.5% of outstanding shares of common stock)
Preferred share : 2,979,693 shares (13.0% of outstanding shares of preferred stock)

Share buyback history for the recent 5 years

(Unit : KRW 100 M, thousands shares)

		2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
net income		74,250	55,259	96,495	161,465	137,341
amount of shares purchased	common	16,453	0	0	0	0
	preferred	1,801	0	0	0	0
	total	18,254	0	0	0	0
number of shares purchased	common	280	0	0	0	0
number of shares purchased	preferred	40	0	0	0	0
number of treasury shares outstanding	common	2,087	2,026	1,903	1,746	1,691
number of treasury shares outstanding	preferred	298	298	298	298	298