Year-end Cash Dividend

18 Jan 2006 07:00

Samsung Electronics Co. Ld18 January 2006 Year-end Cash Dividend On January 13, 2005, the BOD of Samsung Electronics authorized the cash dividendplan. 1. Dividend per share (Dividend yield) - Common shares: KRW 5,000 (0.8%) - Preferred shares: KRW 5,050 (1.0%) 2. Record date: December 31, 2005 3. Dividend pay date : within one month after AGM Approval * Currently scheduled date for AGM : February 28, 2006 * Annual Dividend (this includes the interim and year-end dividend) Current year Previous year Dividend per share Common shares 5,500 10,000 (KRW) Preferred shares 5,550 10,050 Dividend yield (%) Common shares 0.9 2.3 Preferred shares 1.1 3.5 Total pay out (KRW billion) 834.1 1,563.8 Net income (KRW billion) 7,640.2 10,786.7 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange