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title: "Samsung Elec to convene board meeting Friday to discuss shareholder return plan, says source"
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description: "Samsung Electronics plans to hold a board meeting on Friday to discuss a new shareholder return package, potentially worth over $70 billion. This follows reports of a policy exceeding 100 trillion won later this month, driven by investor pressure for higher dividends and buybacks amid record AI-driven profits. The company declined to comment, while rival SK Hynix recently announced significant share buybacks and cash flow allocations to boost returns."
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# Samsung Elec to convene board meeting Friday to discuss shareholder return plan, says source

SEOUL, Aug 21 : Samsung Electronics plans to hold a board meeting on Friday afternoon to discuss a new shareholder return package, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters, after media reports said the plan could be worth more than $70 billion. The source did not give details, but said it could be a significant amount and the meeting could take place after the market closes. A Samsung Electronics spokesperson declined to comment. South Korea's MoneyToday reported on Thursday that the company is set to announce a new shareholder return policy ​later this month worth more than ‌100 trillion won ($71.75 billion). Samsung Electronics, the world's top memory chipmaker and rival SK Hynix, have been under growing investor pressure to return more of their AI-driven cash gains to shareholders through dividends and buybacks after their record-high profits failed to ease investor jitters about AI spending. SK Hynix said on Wednesday it will buy back and cancel 40 trillion won ($28.61 billion) of treasury shares and allocate more than 50 per cent of free cash flow generated between 2025 and 2027 to boost shareholder returns.

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