--- title: "REG - Samsung Electronics Samsung Elec - SMSD - Decision on Share Repurchase" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/296593330.md" description: "Samsung Electronics announced on August 21, 2026, its decision to repurchase approximately 53.3 million common shares for KRW 14.99 trillion. The buyback aims to facilitate employee stock-based compensation and will be conducted via the open market between August 24 and November 21, 2026. This confirms earlier reports of a KRW 15 trillion repurchase plan." datetime: "2026-08-21T09:00:38.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/296593330.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/296593330.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/296593330.md) generator: "portal-rs" --- # REG - Samsung Electronics Samsung Elec - SMSD - Decision on Share Repurchase RNS Number : 6850R Samsung Electronics Co. Ld 21 August 2026 Decision on Share Repurchase 1\. Number of shares to be repurchased Common 53,285,968 Other - 2\. Value of shares to be repurchased (Korean won) Common 14,999,999,992,000 Other - 3\. Expected repurchase period Start date Aug 24, 2026 End date Nov 21, 2026 4\. Expected holding period Start date - End date - 5\. Purpose of repurchase To facilitate employee stock-based compensation 6\. Method of repurchase Open market 7\. Consignment investment brokers Samsung Securities Co., Ltd. Shinhan Securities Co., Ltd. KB Securities Co., Ltd. 8\. Holding status of treasury shares before repurchase Repurchase within the allowable distribution profit (shares) Common 79,870,794 Ratio (%) 1.4 Other - Ratio (%) - Other repurchase (shares) Common - Ratio (%) - Other - Ratio (%) - 9\. Date of board resolution (confirmation date) August 21, 2026 \- Attendance of Independent Directors at the Board of Directors meeting Present 5 Absent - \- Attendance of auditors who are not Independent Directors - 10\. Daily order quantity limit Common 7,321,653 Other - 11\. Other information to consider: \- Shares denoted as "other" are preferred shares. \- In Item 1 above, number of shares to be purchased was calculated based on the closing price on the day of the Board's resolution (August 21, 2026). (KRW 281,500 per common share) \- The Company plans to acquire treasury shares based on the value of shares to be repurchased in Item 2 above. The actual amount may change depending on future stock price movements. \- With respect to Items 4 and Items 5 above, the Company is repurchasing shares that will be held in treasury for use in stock-based compensation programs (including performance incentives and special management performance incentives) designed to motivate employees and executives to drive performance. \- In Item 9 above, all Audit Committee members are Independent Directors. (All Audit Committee members were present) \- In Item 10 above, daily order quantity limit: 7,321,653 common shares \- The calculation method for Item 10 above is the smaller of: \[③\] and \[the larger of ① and ②\]. ① 10% of the number of shares to be repurchased: 5,328,596 common ② 25% of average daily transaction volume over the one month period preceding the date of the board resolution: 7,321,653 common ③ 1% of total number of issued shares: 58,462,786 common \- Limits on the amount of repurchased shares (Korean won) 1\. Limits to Dividend eligible profit under Commercial Act as of end-2025 243,066,826,669,885 2\. Amount of repurchased shares since end-2025 13,248,624,510,410 3\. Amount of dividends on profits and reserves for related profits decided at a general meeting of shareholders since end-2025 3,753,484,329,311 4\. The interim dividend amount and related profit reserves decided by the board of directors since end-2025 4,909,210,238,248 5\. Acquisition cost of the shares in disposing of treasury shares since end-2025 1,467,979,233,165 Limit on the amount of repurchased shares (1-2-3-4+5) 222,623,486,825,081 -In Item 2 above, 'Amount of repurchased shares since end-2025' represents the book value, including related fees and expenses \- Holding status of treasury shares before repurchase (number of shares) \* On-market direct purchase Stock type Initial quantity Changes End quantity Purchase Disposal Cancellation Common 91,828,987 73,465,072 12,063,951 73,359,314 79,870,794 Other 13,603,461 - - 13,603,461 - \* The 'Initial quantity' represents the number of shares held on as of January 1, 2026, the first day of the fiscal year in which the disclosure document was prepared; and the 'End quantity' refers to the number of shares held on August 21, 2026, the day the disclosure document was prepared. ※ This disclosure is the final disclosure on the Company's 'Response to Rumors or Media Reports (Undetermined)' dated June 24, 2026, in connection with the media report claiming 'Samsung Electronics to repurchase KRW 90 trillion of treasury shares starting next month, with a three-year phased repurchase subject to Board approval \* Confirmed matter: Repurchase of KRW 15 trillion of treasury shares for stock-based compensation based on 2026 business performance \* Related disclosures: \- June 24, 2026: Response to Rumors or Media Reports: Undetermined \- July 23, 2026: Response to Rumors or Media Reports: Undetermined This information is provided by RNS, the news service of the London Stock Exchange. 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