4Q 2017 Pre-Earnings Guidance

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (KS005930, KS005935, SMSN, SMSD) ("SEC") on January 9, 2018 announced its earnings guidance for the fourth quarter of 2017.

Ÿ Consolidated Sales: Approximately 66 trillion Korean won

Ÿ Consolidated Operating Profit: Approximately 15.1 trillion Korean won

The above estimates are based on K-IFRS. Please note that Korean disclosure regulations do not allow earnings estimates to be offered as a range. To comply with such regulations, the above figures represent the median of the estimate ranges provided below.

Ÿ Sales: 65 trillion to 67 trillion Korean won

Ÿ Operating Profit: 15.0 trillion to 15.2 trillion Korean won

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